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Dragonflies is a beautiful book, carefully produced with eye for detail and, considering its size, number of pages and of colour plates, relatively reasonably priced Before , it was difficult to imagine the science of odonatology without Philip Corbet. Now, it is impossible. This book is beautifully produced and the contents do justice to its appearance. You may have already requested this item.

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This outstanding monograph presents a critical review of information, published and unpublished, worldwide, on the behaviour and ecology of dragonflies in all stages of the life cycle for both physical and biotic environments.

Information about tropical and temperate species in functional and evolutionary contexts is skilfully integrated and facts and ideas are reviewed in the context of current biological thinking. Dragonflies: Behaviour and Ecology of Odonata includes more than bibliographical entries, and concludes with indexes to authors, taxa and subjects.

Philip Corbet is a world authority on the Odonata and author of the highly regarded A Biology of Dragonflies which the present work comprehensively updates , and co-author with Cynthia Longfield and Norman Moore of the New Naturalist volume on Dragonflies. He has recently been awarded the Royal Society of Edinburgh's prestigious Neill Medal for this book as "an extraordinary piece of scholarship and biological insight. Yes No Close.

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Weiter zu Conservation Land Management. Consequently, studies of the larval Odo- tended to focus almost exclusively upon the larval nata have yielded important insight not only in fresh- stage. The study of the ecology of other aquatic in- water ecology, but also in general ecological theory. Unfortu- Chapter 3. The prolarva was first recognized explic- nately, there has been little synthesis of the different itly only in and is often treated as being distinct stages of the life-cycle of this important order into a from the later instars.

This life-stage, which lasts for unified and definitive text. However, Dragonflies: Be- between less than one minute to several hours, does not feed and functions primarily as a means of dis- haviour and Ecology of Odonata more than adequately persal to a suitable larval habitat. As the author addresses this lacuna, and provides by far the most points out, although mortality in the egg and prolar- comprehensive review of the Odonata yet published.

One particularly Larval respiration and foraging are addressed in refreshing aspect of this book is the excellent cover- Chapter 4. This chapter covers the major morphologi- age of the Odonata outside the more familiar waters cal adaptations that are unique to the Odonata — the of Europe and North America. Dragonflies are one of rectal gills and anal appendages used for respiration the few insect orders to have been studied intensively and the labial mask used to catch prey.

The unusual in the Tropics and the author emphasizes their global respiratory apparatus enables many dragonflies to importance very effectively throughout the text. The tolerate extremely low levels of oxygen, and also new book is designed to complement, rather than serve as anti-predator defences. Al- among invertebrates; full extension is achieved in a though the two books undoubtedly complement each matter of milliseconds.

Because the mask is external other, the new text stands equally well on its own. Also, mian about million years ago.

This peculiar feeding apparatus provides ture and units throughout the remainder of the text is dragonflies with a wide range of potential prey and clarified. Chapters 2 — 11 follow a chronological pro- has undoubtedly contributed greatly to their success gression through the life-cycle, from adult oviposition as an order.

The author also reviews the suite of to the egg and larval stages and finally to adult foraging modes employed by dragonflies, which vary reproduction. The final chapter deals mainly with with both ontogeny and phylogeny and range from conservation issues. Diel patterns of forag- for different species and different instars of the same ing and mechanisms by which foraging efficiency is species are also reviewed.

The pervading emphasis increased and energy balance is optimized are also on the importance of ontogeny throughout this book focussed upon in this chapter. Chapter 10, entitled is particularly apparent in this chapter. The entire predatory sequence, from recogni- Reproductive behaviour is the subject of Chapter tion of prey to attack, capture, handling, ingestion 11, by far the largest chapter in the book.