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Science Entomology

The Odonata of Canada and Alaska

Volume Three, Part III: The Anisoptera-Three Families

by (author) Edmund Walker & Philip Corbet

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Jan 1975
Category
Entomology, Ecology, General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442638785
    Publish Date
    Jan 1975
    List Price
    $39.95

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Description

Dr. Walker and Dr. Corbet make a signal contribution in gathering together all available information on the dragonflies of Canada and Alaska. The order as a whole and the zygoptera are covered. The treatment is not confined to taxonomy and geographical distribution, but includes data on habitats, seasons of adult life, and brief notes on habits when these are available.

About the authors

Edmund M. Walker (1877-1969) joined the Department of Biology at the University of Toronto in 1904, rising to become the head of zoology in 1934. He was also Professor of entomology in the university's department of Zoology from 1906 until his retirement in 1948.

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Philip S. Corbet (1929-2008) was a British entomologist whose work focused largely on aquatic insects and dragonflies specifically. He co-authored and authored several books on the subject, which established him as a world expert on the order Odonata. He is also noted for his interest in biological controls as a substitute for synthetic pesticides in agriculture.

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