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Damselflies of Texas : a field guide /
<P>On any warm summer day, you can easily observe damselflies around a vegetated pond or the rocks along the banks of a stream. Like the more familiar dragonfly, damselflies are among the most remarkably distinctive insects in their appearance and biology, and they have become one of the most...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
Ã2011.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Texas natural history guides.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- What Is a Damselfly?
- Damselfly Anatomy
- Life History of Damselflies
- Creating the Illustrations in the Book
- Texas Biotic Provinces
- Damselfly Habitats
- Conservation
- Odonate Names
- Photographing Damselflies
- The Value of Odonate Collections
- How to Identify Damselflies
- How to Use the Species Accounts
- Species Accounts
- Broad-winged Damsels
- Sparkling Jewelwing
- Ebony Jewelwing
- American Rubyspot
- Canyon Rubyspot
- Smoky Rubyspot
- Spreadwings
- Great SpreadwingPlateau Spreadwing
- Southern Spreadwing
- Rainpool Spreadwing
- Blue-striped Spreadwing
- Elegant Spreadwing
- Slender Spreadwing
- Chalky Spreadwing
- Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
- Swamp Spreadwing
- Threadtails
- Coral-fronted Threadtail
- Amelia's Threadtail
- Orange-striped Threadtail
- Pond Damsels
- Paiute Dancer
- Blue-ringed Dancer
- Blue-fronted Dancer
- Powdered Dancer
- Sooty Dancer
- Golden-winged Dancer
- Blue-tipped Dancer
- Tezpi Dancer
- Dusky Dancer
- Comanche Dancer
- Apache Dancer
- Springwater DancerSeepage Dancer
- Leonora's Dancer
- Aztec Dancer
- Variable Dancer
- Lavender Dancer
- Kiowa Dancer
- Amethyst Dancer
- Coppery Dancer
- Fiery-eyed Dancer
- Burgundy Bluet
- Orange Bluet
- Vesper Bluet
- Alkali Bluet
- Arroyo Bluet
- Double-striped Bluet
- Familiar Bluet
- Atlantic Bluet
- Big Bluet
- Tule Bluet
- Rainbow Bluet
- Azure Bluet
- Attenuated Bluet
- Turquoise Bluet
- Stream Bluet
- Skimming Bluet
- Slender Bluet
- Neotropical Bluet
- Caribbean Yellowface
- Mexican WedgetailPainted Damsel
- Rambur's Forktail
- Desert Forktail
- Eastern Forktail
- Mexican Forktail
- Plains Forktail
- Black-fronted Forktail
- Citrine Forktail
- Lilypad Forktail
- Fragile Forktail
- Furtive Forktail
- Cream-tipped Swampdamsel
- Red-tipped Swampdamsel
- Sphagnum Sprite
- Southern Sprite
- Everglades Sprite
- Duckweed Firetail
- Desert Firetail
- Appendix A. Species That May Eventually Occur in Texas
- Appendix B. Conservation Status Ranks for Texas Damselflies
- Appendix C. Seasonality of Texas DamselfliesAppendix D. Damselfly Publications and Resources
- Glossary
- References
- Index of Common Names
- Index of Scientific Names