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The Little Book of Butterflies.
De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2024 Available online
De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2024- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sourakov, Andrei.
- Series:
- Little Books of Nature Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Butterflies.
- Butterfly watching.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (161 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton University Press 2024
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- No detailed description available for "The Little Book of Butterflies".
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Diversity and Evolution
- What is a species?
- Describing diversity
- Importance of subspecies
- Polymorphism
- When did butterflies evolve?
- The first butterflies
- 2. Biogeography and Habitats
- Where can butterflies be found?
- Tied to their host plants
- Extreme habitats
- Geography and evolution
- Evolving in isolation
- Elevation and diversity
- 3. Swallowtails, Hedylids, and Skippers
- Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
- Swallowtail diversification
- Swallowtails on pipevines
- American moth-butterflies (Hedylidae)
- Skippers (Hesperiidae)
- Diversity of skipper caterpillars
- 4. Pierids and Nymphalids
- Whites and sulphurs (Pieridae)
- Brimstones and cabbage whites
- Cabbage and pea lovers
- Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae)
- I spot an eyespot
- The great radiation of Nymphalinae
- 5. Gossamer Wings and Metalmarks
- Metalmarks (Riodinidae)
- From the New World and back
- Gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae)
- Masters of illusion
- Butterflies on fire
- Blues aren't always blue
- 6. Life Histories
- Four lives in one
- Eggs: the cradle
- Caterpillars: the body builders
- Chrysalides: the hide-and-seekers
- The natural enemies
- Butterfly and plant coevolution
- 7. Anatomy and Physiology
- Respiration
- Feeding and digestion
- Excretion
- Hormones
- Nuptial gifts and mating
- Sperm and egg formation
- 8. Senses and Behavior
- Evolution of diurnal behavior
- Receptors and odors
- Eyes and vision
- Ears on the wings
- Orientation and migration
- Flight and perching
- 9. Color Patterns
- Shapes and colors
- The Nymphalid ground plan
- Manipulating color
- Pigments and structural color
- Ultraviolet patterns
- Patterns as defense
- 10. Butterflies and Humans
- Human impact
- The sixth great extinction or ...?.
- Butterflies and pesticides
- Changes in flora and fauna
- Butterflies in monocultures
- How butterflies adapt
- 11. Butterflies Across Cultures
- Myth and folklore
- Butterflies in art
- Butterflies in literature
- Commercial uses
- Origins of lepidopterology
- Butterfly gardening
- 12. Curious Facts
- The butterfly Olympics
- Butterfly drunks and communal sleepers
- Excrement feeding and flinging
- The butterfly maternity ward
- Fooling the spiders
- Gender, sex, and chastity belts
- Glossary
- Further reading
- Index
- Acknowledgments.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9780691251752
- 0691251754
- OCLC:
- 1410594732
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