Overview
Birding and butterfly watching have been popular outdoor activities for decades. Now, dragonfly watching is catching on as a fascinating and enjoyable pursuit. Dragonflies are large, colourful insects with amazing and easily observed behaviour. Noted entomologist Dr Robert Cannings introduces students, naturalists and outdoor enthusiasts to the world of dragonflies. In this compact book, he shows readers where to find dragonflies and how to watch and study them in the field. In the introduction, Dr Cannings outlines the natural history of these insects - their structure, life cycles, habitats and behaviour. Then he describes the 88 species known in British Columbia and the Yukon, noting habitat preferences and distribution. To make identification easy, each description has one or more colour photographs and comparisons with similar species.
Full Product Details
Author: Rob Cannings
Publisher: Royal British Columbia Museum
Imprint: Royal British Columbia Museum
Dimensions:
Width: 13.90cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 21.50cm
Weight: 0.154kg
ISBN: 9780772646378
ISBN 10: 0772646376
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 15 June 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Robert Cannings is an experienced educator in natural history and has a balanced and succinct writing style that makes you actually want to read this guide despite the enticement to flip forward to the attractive photographs. Vince Nealis, Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada The author is to be congratulated unreservedly for sharing his expertise and enthusiasm in this thoroughly splendid book. Philip S. Corbet, Agrion, the newsletter of the Worldwide Dragonfly Association
"""Robert Cannings is an experienced educator in natural history and has a balanced and succinct writing style that makes you actually want to read this guide despite the enticement to flip forward to the attractive photographs. Vince Nealis, Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada The author is to be congratulated unreservedly for sharing his expertise and enthusiasm in this thoroughly splendid book. Philip S. Corbet, Agrion, the newsletter of the Worldwide Dragonfly Association"""
""Robert Cannings is an experienced educator in natural history and has a balanced and succinct writing style that makes you actually want to read this guide despite the enticement to flip forward to the attractive photographs. Vince Nealis, Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada The author is to be congratulated unreservedly for sharing his expertise and enthusiasm in this thoroughly splendid book. Philip S. Corbet, Agrion, the newsletter of the Worldwide Dragonfly Association""
Author Information
Dr. Robert A. Canningsis curator of entomology at the Royal BC Museum. He has studied dragonflies for 30 years and is the author of many popular and technical publications on these insects.
