336, . . PB. NEW. . A guide to help identify the nearly 400 species of butterfly known from Australia, but with the focus on living butterflies. Includes a concise, non-technical introduction to butterfly biology, history, ecology, evolution and conservation. Hundreds of meticulous illustrations show adult butterflies in their natural habitats, while others document the Australian butterfly species, with illustrations of pinned specimens. A remarkable blend of natural history, science and art. [9781741751086].

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Title

The Butterflies of Australia

Publisher

Allen & Unwin, Australia

Publication Date

2010

Language

English

ISBN 10

174175108X

ISBN 13

9781741751086

Binding

Soft cover

Condition

New

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ENTOMOLOGY,LEPIDOPTERA

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A complete guide to Australian butterflies, beautifully illustrated in typical habitats as we see them in everyday life, accompanied by their earlier life stages.

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Dr Albert Orr is a professional entomologist of 35 years standing. He is a retired lecturer in ecology and invertebrate zoology and has been an Honorary Research Fellow at Griffith University since 1996. Dr Orr is a writer and illustrator, as well as a consultant and scientific editor. Professor Roger Kitching holds the Chair of Ecology at Griffith University's School of the Environment. Professor Kitching is a rainforest ecologist with special expertise in the biology, conservation and management of invertebrate biodiversity. He was a Bullard Fellow at Harvard University in 1998-99 and a Queensland/Smithsonian Research Fellow in 2004. He was admitted as a member of the Order of Australia in 2010.

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Pemberley Books - Established 1989. Specialist Natural History Booksellers, providing a mail order service for individual, museums, research institutes, universities and libraries around the world. We supply new, used and antiquarian books on all aspects of natural history, particularly specialising in entomology. We also have a specialist bookshop in Iver (just west of London, close to M25, Iver Rail Station and Heathrow Airport) We list only books which are immediately available from stock on ABE, but can supply many other books to order.

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