Kids Library Home

Welcome to the Kids' Library!

Search for books, movies, music, magazines, and more.

     
Available items only
Electronic Book
Author Skevington, Jeff, author.

Title Field guide to the flower flies of northeastern North America / Jeffrey H. Skevington and Michelle M. Locke ; [with] Andrew D. Young, Kevin Moran, William J. Crins, and Stephen A. Marshall.

Publication Info. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
?2019
Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2023.

Copies

Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Credo Reference E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Edition [Enhanced Credo edition]
Description 1 online resource (25 entries) : 1411 images ; digital files.
text rdacontent
still image rdacontent
electronic isbdmedia
online resource rdacarrier
Series Princeton field guides
Princeton field guides.
Note Statement of responsibility from cover.
"Covers all 416 species of flower flies that occur north of Tennessee and east of the Dakotas, including the high Arctic and Greenland"--Page [4] of cover.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 496-501).
Contents Dedication -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- General introduction. Guide coverage ; It's all in a name ; Identifying flower flies ; Observing flower flies ; Conservation ; History of flower fly taxonomic research in the Nearctic Region ; Taxonomic changes proposed in this guide -- Recognizing the subfamilies of flower flies. Microdontinae ; Eristalinae ; Pipizinae ; Syrphinae -- Morphology -- Glossary of taxonomic terms -- Plant names used in guide -- Checklist.
Access Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Summary Summarizing the current scientific understanding of our flower fly fauna, this is an indispensable resource for anyone, amateur naturalist or scientist, interested in discovering the beauty of these insects.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Note Description based on title page of print version.
Subject Syrphidae -- Northeastern States -- Identification.
Syrphidae -- Canada, Eastern -- Identification.
Syrphidae -- North America -- Identification.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Locke, Michelle M., 1983- author.
Young, Andrew D. (Entomologist), author.
Moran, Kevin M. (Entomologist), author.
Crins, William J., author.
Marshall, S. A. (Stephen A.), author.
Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
Added Title Flower flies of northeastern North America
Other Form: Print version: 0691189404 9780691189406 (DLC) 2018953762 511 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
ISBN 9781803160399 electronic version
0691189404
9780691189406

 
    
Available items only