Dragonflies Odonata Of The Murray Darling Basin
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Author | : Jan Miller |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 2018-05-11 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781981009305 |
This publication presents a survey of the Australian dragonfly fauna of the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB), collected between 2004 and 2012. Historic and recent published distribution records are compiled and reviewed. An updated checklist of the MDB species and identification keys to adults and larvae of all MDB species are provided in this book. The origin, diversity and distributions of the fauna are discussed. Comprehensive information on species habitats and water quality and MDB distribution maps based on the larvae collected during the MDB Sustainable Rivers Audit (SRA) are presented. The known distribution records in Australia of all MDB species is illustrated by dots on maps.Photos of all species recorded from the MDB are provided, along with photos of typical habitats. Photos of adult specimens were mostly taken of live animals.This book also presents climate change scenarios for the MDB species that are of conservation concern. This publication provides a baseline of Odonata data for the MDB
Author | : John Henry Hawking |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 65 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Dragonflies |
ISBN | : 9780642517340 |
Author | : Albert Orr |
Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages | : 421 |
Release | : 2021-03 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1486313752 |
Dragonflies and damselflies are conspicuous insects: many are large and brightly coloured. They are also valuable indicators of environmental wellbeing. A detailed knowledge of the dragonfly fauna is therefore an important basis for decisions about environmental protection and management. This comprehensive guide to the Australian dragonfly fauna covers eight families of dragonflies and 10 families of damselflies, comprising the 113 genera and 333 species found in Australia. It has been updated with newly identified species and revised family names to reflect new world consensus systematics. Stunning full-colour images and distribution maps are accompanied by identification keys for adults as well as larvae, which are often used as bait for freshwater fish. This second edition of The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia also includes illustrations by Albert Orr, one of the most renowned dragonfly illustrators. The extraordinary diversity of dragonflies will interest entomologists and amateur naturalists alike.
Author | : James George Needham |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 1901 |
Genre | : Dragonflies |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Brenda D. Smith |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 724 |
Release | : 2020-11-11 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1000056333 |
This lavishly illustrated book examines the distribution, ecology, conservation status, and biogeography of 176 species of dragonflies in the southern plains of the United States, where twelve ecoregions converge. The topics discussed, such as phenotypic variation and ecology, are applicable and of interest across the United States and much of north America, and will appeal to researchers and dragonfly enthusiasts alike. A series of maps, including a distributional map by specific locality of occurrence, indicate level of documentation and allow the reader to visualize the biogeographical associations of a given species. These maps also encourage citizen scientists to contribute documentation wherever they spend time in the field. Context-driven chapters, including one on the region’s rich paleontological history, blend environmental history and biogeography, giving the book a fresh perspective on the natural world while providing a rich summary of the odonates. Dragonflies at a Biographical Crossroads: The Odonata of Oklahoma and Complexities Beyond Its Borders will be sought out by dragonfly researchers and enthusiasts, entomologists, amateur naturalists, paleontologists, conservation biologists, educators, regional historians, and those seeking to meld the disciplines of cultural and environmental history with biology. It will also be readily accessible to the lay public. Dragonflies combine the visually stunning with acrobatic fireworks in ways no other insect can hope to combine.
Author | : Robin John Tillyard |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Dragon-flies |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Clarence Hamilton Kennedy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 153 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Dragonflies |
ISBN | : |
Author | : J. A. L. Watson |
Publisher | : CSIRO Publishing |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Dragonflies |
ISBN | : |
Dragonflies are conspicuous insects which form an important part of our environment. The predatory adults are a familiar sight with their distinctive flight and often bright colouring. The equally predatory larvae ('mud-eyes') are less well known. These drab insects almost all live in freshwater and their presence is a reliable indicator of a healthy environment.
Author | : B.K. Tyagi |
Publisher | : Scientific Publishers |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 2007-10-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 938791335X |
Dragonflies (Odonata), represented by over 6000 known species, are unique insects. In more than one feature they differ, at the very first glance, from all other insect superorders including their nearest allies, the mayflies (Ephemeropteroidea). The Zygoptera and Anisoptera, on the other hand, are the dominant groups. Being voracious predators in both immature (aquatic) and adult (aerial) stages they are important elements of all, except the drier (or high alpine) environments in temperate and tropical regions, occupying a position at the apex of the food chain of invertebrate life. Many dragonfly species are tested biological control agents for several disease-transmitting vector mosquitoes, especially Aedes species. They are also ideal organisms to be used as indicators of water pollution and contamination. Many species serve as intermediate hosts of fluke parasites of birds, and thus are important in the transmission of parasitic diseases, especially of domestic poultry and wild ducks. Because of their unique morphology and physiology, dragonflies are used extensively in the study of many biological phenomena. All these subjects are discussed in this unique book comprising twenty three articles written by expert odonatologists from different parts of the world. The book is written in a lucid and comprehensible language, and will likely be useful to both the professional and amateur alike.
Author | : J Watson |
Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 1991-01-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0643102396 |
Dragonflies are conspicuous insects. Many are large; they fly strongly; most are brightly coloured. As a result, they have been collected extensively. Their larvae are less familiar. 'Mud-eyes', as some are called, are drab, and almost all live in fresh waters, out of sight. They are, perhaps, best known as bait for freshwater fish. The dragonflies constitute a very distinct order of insects, the Odonata. In Australia, two suborders are represented: damselflies (Zygoptera), generally very slender insects, the fore- and hindwings similar in shape and venation and commonly held closed above the body at rest (Figs 46-63), the larvae with external gills on the end of the abdomen (Figs 4A-C, E); and dragonflies proper (Anisoptera), stouter, stronger-flying insects, the fore- and hindwings more or less dissimilar in shape and venation and commonly held spread at rest (Figs 64-101), the larvae with internal, rectal gills (see Chapter 2). Living representatives of the third suborder (Anisozygoptera) are confined to Japan and the Himalayas. The term 'dragonfly' is commonly applied to the entire order.