Ponel P (5 results)

6pp, 1 figs, Printed Card Cover, VGC.

16pp, figs, illustrations, Printed Card Cover, VGC.

18pp, figs, illustrations, Printed Card Cover, VGC.

Condition: New. 304, 29 col plates, 51 figs. . PB. NEW. . Text French. With this volume the 'Faune de France' widens its horizons by covering the fauna of one of the French overseas territories, the Province of Kerguelen, or the Desolation Islands, in the southern Indian Ocean. This book deals in detail and allows identification of the 61 species and subspecies of Coleoptera recorded from this remote archipelago. [9782903052393].…

The Faune de France widens its horizon by providing, with this work, a fauna of the Overseas Territories, and not the least: the Province of Kerguelen, a group of islands in the southern Indian Ocean. It is difficult to travel further from here, as these islands bring us to the borders of the Antarctic zone. Certainly the fauna of these southern lands, with an extremely harsh climate, is not very diversified. Nonetheless, it is of great originality and has a certain biogeographic interest. This book deals with the order of beetles, introduced species as well as native fauna represented by many species of endemic weevils. This masterful work of scientific and artistic quality would not have been possible without the collaboration of four outstanding authors, accomplished naturalists and fine taxonomists. It deals in detail and allows the identification of the 61 species and subspecies of Coleoptera observed in this archipelago. The reader will also find a detailed biogeographical synthesis. La Faune de France ?largit son horizon en inaugurant, avec cet ouvrage, une Faune des Territoires d?Outre-mer et pas des moindres : la Province de Kerguelen. Difficile d?aller plus loin, ces ?les nous am?nent aux confins de la zone antarctique. Certes la faune de ces terres australes, au climat extr?mement rude, est peu diversifi?e. Elle n?en demeure pas moins d?une grande originalit? et pr?sente un int?r?t biog?ographique certain. Cet ouvrage traite de l?ordre des col?opt?res, aussi bien des esp?ces introduites que de la faune autochtone repr?sent?e entre autres par de nombreuses esp?ces de charan?ons end?miques. Ce travail magistral de par sa qualit? scientifique et artistique n?aurait pu voir le jour sans la collaboration de quatre auteurs exceptionnels, naturalistes accomplis et fins taxonomistes. Il traite en d?tail et permet l?identification des 61 esp?ces et sous-esp?ces de Col?opt?res observ?es dans cet archipel. Le lecteur y trouvera ?galement une synth?se biog?ographique fouill?e, et comme le dit si bien T. Deuve qui nous a fait l?honneur de pr?facer ce livre : ?par-del? les pr?jug?s, on d?couvre que ces ?les portent en elles, certes un peu lointain et cach?, tout ce qui peut aviver la curiosit? des botanistes et des zoologistes : un triple parfum d?aventure, de r?ve et de myst?re? 299 pp., 29 plates with color photos, 51 b/w line drawings, paperback gr. 8 [16 x 24 cm] [in French with bilingual keys English and French].…