David G. James and David Nunnallee present the life histories of the virtually all of the 158 butterfly species occurring in southern British Columbia, Washington, northern Idaho, and northern Oregon in exceptional and riveting detail for the first time in "Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies." Color photographs of each stage of life egg, every larval instar, pupa, adult accompany information on the biology, ecology, and rearing of each species.
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CONTRIBUTORS: David G. James, David Nunnallee
EAN: 9780870716263
COUNTRY: United States
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PUBLISHED BY: Oregon State University
DATE PUBLISHED: 2011-10-01
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GENRE: NATURE / Animals / Butterflies & Moths, NATURE / Regional, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology
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Zoology: invertebrates, Wildlife: butterflies, other insects and spiders: general interest
The publication of James and Nunnallee, or ?the Daves? as we know them, is a matter for unreserved celebration, not only for lepidopterists and nature lovers of all stripes, but for anyone who cares about our butterflies? lives, futures, conservation management, and the plants with which they have co-evolved. ? Robert Michael Pyle, author of Mariposa Road: The First Butterfly Big Year, "The publication of James and Nunnallee, or 'the Daves' as we know them, is a matter for unreserved celebration, not only for lepidopterists and nature lovers of all stripes, but for anyone who cares about our butterflies' lives, futures, conservation management, and the plants with which they have co-evolved."--Robert Michael Pyle, author of "Mariposa Road: The First Butterfly Big Year"
David G. James is associate professor of entomology at Washington State University. David Nunnallee is cofounder of the Washington Butterfly Association and coauthor of The Butterflies of Cascadia.
