Download or read book Desert Insects Kin of Southern California written by Lynn Monroe and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for nature enthusiasts of all ages, citizen scientists and the scientific community. This profusely illustrated book is the result of a field survey and natural history study of desert insects and other arthropods such as spiders, scorpions and centipedes. It was con- ducted in the southern California desert of Anza–Borrego Desert State Park® and environs over a period of 20 years. 783 different insects—dragonflies, grass-hoppers, katydids, mantids, bugs, beetles, flies, moths, butterflies, wasps, bees and more. 48 other arthropods & snails—scorpions, spiders, harvestmen, millipedes, centipedes, fairy shrimp, mites, desertsnails and more. 1671 color photos—almost all taken in the wild in their native habitats along with field observations. 27 illustrations—diagrams, charts, maps. Geographic range—the Colorado Desert division of the Sonoran Desert in southern California into Arizona and Mexico. About 75% of named species also occur in Arizona and many occur in Mexico. Descriptions, classifications, natural histories and distributions for each animal. A section on basic insect and arthropod biology, sources and bibliographic references, a plant list of all plants mentioned in the text, an extensive index and a brief common name index are included. A concise summary of the survey results of 831 species in 573 genera, 172 families and 31 orders is given in a pie chart and table followed by a complete listing by order, family, genus and usually species of all animals surveyed. The acknowledgment section recognizes the enormous contributions of dozens of scientific specialists that helped identify these insects and kin.
Download or read book Field Guide to California Insects written by Kip Will and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2020-10-30 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautifully illustrated and approachable, this is the only California-specific, statewide book devoted to all groups of insects. Completely revised for the first time in over 40 years, Field Guide to California Insects now includes over 600 insect species, each beautifully illustrated with color photographs. Engaging accounts focus on distinguishing features, remarkable aspects of biology, and geographical distribution in the state. An accessible and compact introduction to identifying, understanding, and appreciating these often unfamiliar and fascinating creatures, this guide covers insects that readers are likely to encounter in homes and natural areas, cities and suburbs, rural lands and wilderness. It also addresses exotic and invasive species and their impact on native plants and animals. Field Guide to California Insects remains the definitive portable reference and a captivating read for beginners as well as avid naturalists.
Download or read book Field Guide to California Insects written by Kip Will and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2020-10-30 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautifully illustrated and approachable, this is the only California-specific, statewide book devoted to all groups of insects. Completely revised for the first time in over 40 years, Field Guide to California Insects now includes over 600 insect species, each beautifully illustrated with color photographs. Engaging accounts focus on distinguishing features, remarkable aspects of biology, and geographical distribution in the state. An accessible and compact introduction to identifying, understanding, and appreciating these often unfamiliar and fascinating creatures, this guide covers insects that readers are likely to encounter in homes and natural areas, cities and suburbs, rural lands and wilderness. It also addresses exotic and invasive species and their impact on native plants and animals. Field Guide to California Insects remains the definitive portable reference and a captivating read for beginners as well as avid naturalists.
Download or read book Easy Field Guide to Desert Insects and Their Relatives of the Southwest written by Dick Nelson and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book California Insects written by Jerry A. Powell and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is that creature that just landed on my arm? What will that funny-looking caterpillar turn into? What do lady-bugs eat? This book will help you to answer such questions (and many more) about your local insects. - From inside cover.
Download or read book Insects from Southern California written by Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.). Department of Zoology and published by . This book was released on 1944* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Insects of the Los Angeles Basin written by Charles Leonard Hogue and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Easy Field Guide to Common Desert Insects written by Dick Nelson and published by American Traveler Press. This book was released on 1985-12-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In clear and concise language and drawings, these booklets describe the common species the reader is likely to come across in Southwestern terrain.
Download or read book Guide to California Insects written by Charles William Woodworth and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Insects of the Los Angeles Basin written by Charles Leonard Hogue and published by Natural History Museum of Los. This book was released on 1993 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides an introduction to more than 400 of the most conspicuous insects and to about 70 spiders, mites and ticks, and related forms that live in Southern California. With color photographs or drawings of all but a few species, the text describes the size and most striking physical characteristics of adults and immature stages and gives information on locomotion and behavior, offensive and defensive maneuvers, mating rituals, food preferences, nests and traps, and noises and scents. The specific habitat and general geographic range of each insect are included, as are lore and superstition regarding some notorious species. This work also contains information on basic biology, habitats, collecting, raising, and conservation of Southern California's insects and spiders.
Download or read book Insects Of The Southwest written by Werner/ols and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1994-10-22 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aquatic Insects of California with Keys to North American Genera and California Species written by Robert L. Usinger and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2024-03-29 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1956. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived
Download or read book Aquatic Insects of California written by Robert Leslie Usinger and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ecology of Insects in California Chaparral written by Don C. Force and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies stimulated by the International Biological Program showed total insect faunal biomass and diversity to be greatest in the spring of the year, which matches increased plant growth and flowering at this time. Ground-inhabiting beetle studies indicated the family Tenebrionidae to be overwhelmingly dominant in biomass, but the family Staphylinidae to be richest in species numbers. Ant studies showed the chaparral community to be rich in ant species; seed gatherers were particularly important. Flower-visiting insects are more abundant and more species-rich in chaparral than in any other type of California vegetation. Bees especially are abundant and diversified and are responsible for most pollination. Postfire succession studies of insects indicate that the abundance of predators and flower visitors sharply increases following fire; parasitic and phytophagous insects (other than flower-visitors) increase more slowly. Insect herbivory appears to affect succession minimally.
Download or read book Wild Life in California written by Frank Aleamon Leach and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chuckwalla Land written by David Rains Wallace and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011-04-02 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Wallace weaves science and mythology into a clear and entertaining story about the origin of California's deserts that invites the reader into a world of ancient mystery and modern revelation. This book will appeal to anyone who cherishes arid lands and their natural history.”-Bruce M. Pavlik, author of The California Deserts: An Ecological Rediscovery “David Rains Wallace explores the origins of the California desert with the endless curiosity of a naturalist, with the wit and wordplay of a fine essayist, and with the attention to detail of a lifelong scholar. He burrows toward the solution of the desert’s riddle by following two centuries of science; in doing so, Wallace writes a unique account of both the ecology of the Desert Southwest and the biologists who have devoted their lives to untangling its evolutionary history.”-Stephen Trimble, author of The Sagebrush Ocean: A Natural History of the Great Basin “David Rains Wallace never fails to truly enter the world of which he writes. Here he tackles fiery heat, ancient lava flows, spiny plants, and scuttling reptiles, all in the service of asking some difficult “how’s” and “why’s.” I learned a lot about places and critters I thought I knew well from this marvelous book.”-Harry Greene, Cornell professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, author of Snakes: the Evolution of Mystery in Nature
Download or read book Birds of Southern California s Deep Canyon written by Wesley W. Weathers and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2024-03-29 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1983. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived
