A Naturalist's Guide to the Insects of Australia
2nd Edition
Published on 16. December 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-913679-26-2 (ISBN)
Description
A Naturalist's Guide to the Insects of Australia is an easy-to-use introductory photographic identification guide to 292 species of insect commonly seen in Australia. The 2nd edition includes updated taxonomy and an extensive collection of new images of the species covered.
High quality photographs from Australia's top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habitat and habits. The user-friendly introduction covers modern Australian insects, non-insect hexapods and life cycles. Also included is an up-to-date checklist of the insect families of Australia listing the number of genera and species in each family.
High quality photographs from Australia's top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habitat and habits. The user-friendly introduction covers modern Australian insects, non-insect hexapods and life cycles. Also included is an up-to-date checklist of the insect families of Australia listing the number of genera and species in each family.
More details
Edition
2nd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
300 colour photographs
Dimensions
Height: 128 mm
Width: 179 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
276 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-913679-26-2 (9781913679262)
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Person
Peter Rowland is a nature conservationist, educator and photographer, who worked at the Australian Natural History Museum for a period spanning 20 years. Peter has a comprehensive knowledge of Australian fauna and flora, and has written and contributed to 15 books and several scientific papers on the wildlife of Australasia. In 1999, Peter was the recipient of a Whitley Award from the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales.