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Plant Galls of the Western United States (Princeton Field Guides, 142) Flexibound – Illustrated, April 20, 2021
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A photographic guide to 536 species of plant galls found west of the Rockies
Beautiful and bizarre, plant galls are growths of various shapes, sizes, and colors produced in response to invading organisms. Describing 536 species of galls and their causative agents, Plant Galls of the Western United States explores this unique realm with stunning photos and fascinating information about the life cycles of the organisms involved.
Often species-specific, plant galls can be shaped like stars, baskets, clubs, wigs, bowls, and cups, with colors and combinations that stagger the imagination. This richly illustrated field guide examines how galls develop, and their uses, seasonal appearance and growth rate, predators, and defense mechanisms. The “architects” of galls―bacteria, fungi, mites, moths, beetles, flies, midges, and wasps―are explored in depth, and descriptions are paired with illustrations of these gall-inducing organisms and their typical galls. Gall accounts are divided into those that occur on trees, shrubs, and miscellaneous hosts, including native and ornamental plants. The guide contains a useful glossary and a bibliography.
- Features 536 gall species―including 120 new to science and 232 that have never appeared in a field guide before
- Examines for the first time more than 90 species from southwestern oak trees
- Contains more than 150 species from most of the deserts of the western states
- Print length400 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPrinceton University Press
- Publication dateApril 20, 2021
- Dimensions5.8 x 1.2 x 8.3 inches
- ISBN-100691205760
- ISBN-13978-0691205762
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- Publisher : Princeton University Press; Illustrated edition (April 20, 2021)
- Language : English
- Flexibound : 400 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0691205760
- ISBN-13 : 978-0691205762
- Item Weight : 1.92 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.8 x 1.2 x 8.3 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #511,689 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- #308 in Trees in Biological Sciences
- #546 in Outdoors & Nature Reference
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Ron was a naturalist with the East Bay Regional Park District for 37 years with 17 years as Chief Naturalist before retiring in 2003 to work full time at his passions of plant galls and shark biology. He is the recipient of the distinguished Fellow Award from the National Association for Interpretation in 1989 and served as an Instructor for California State Park Rangers for 25 years at the William Penn Mott Training Center at Asilomar, California. Ron also served as wilderness guide for Cloud Ridge Naturalists aboard the MV Catalyst in Southeast Alaska for 18 years guiding trips to observe and study Alaska's rich array of plants and animals including humpback whales and grizzly bears. He is known for his broad knowledge and enthusiastic teaching. Ron is the author of 45 articles in various magazines and journals including a feature article in Natural History Magazine in 2010 and five technical papers on leopard shark biology.
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