Damselflies of the North Woods (North Woods Naturalist Guides) (Paperback)

by Robert Dubois (Author)

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Product Description
Part of the popular North Woods Naturalist Series, this field guide contains detailed information with an innovative format that makes field identification a snap! The guide will help you know what to look for and when, and it was developed exclusively for the regions surrounding the North Woods of the United States and Canada.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Kollath-Stensaas Publishing (June 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967379377
• ISBN-13: 978-0967379371
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 4.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #241,350 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb for identifying damselflies in north US, August 11, 2006

By	Biology teacher (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This is a great little guide for this region. It has very clear photos of both males and females of the species that occur here (adults, no larvae). Additional photos show variants or distinguishing features. There is a key to the three families at the beginning, but not within the families. There are black and white drawings of the tips of the abdomens, a great feature but it should have been in colour!
Range maps do not extend beyond MI, WI, MN & w. Ontario. Charts show abundance through the season. A table lists suitable binoculars. A checklist is provided, along with notes on behaviour and morphology.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Work !, January 3, 2007

By	Karl W. Meyer "Coach Karl" (Ann Arbor, MI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a 4-H entomology leader in Michigan, this book is indispensable. Dubois follows Mead's dragonfly work with a much-need volume in the same exacting, yet accessible style. The pictures are references are terrific. More importantly, like Mead, Dubois takes great pains to write a layperson's explanation of the suborder. Thanks !

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an excellent compact field guide, November 11, 2006

By	B. Wigney "naturalist & photographer" (Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is an excellent, well-illustrated compact field guide for its specified region. While the range maps cover only the region surrounding MI, WI, MN, the nothern part of Iowa, and the area of western Ontario lying immediately north of Lakes Superior and Huron, many of the species in the guide may be found over a much wider range -- making the guide of some use to others living beyond this region. The photographs are excellent. Notes pertaining to each species' appearance and life cycle are concise. Diagrams of abdomens are clear. Phenogram charts appear with each species. The introductory chapters on anatomy, natural history, behaviour, and observation of damselflies are quite brief but contain much useful information. Certainly a useful guide for anyone interested in damselflies of the general Great Lakes region.