ISBN: 9780804720182 - florissant butterflies: a guide to the fossil and present-day species of central colorado (6 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. This is an illustrated treatment of and guide to all the fossil and present-day species of butterflies in one of the richest areas in North America for butterfly diversity and study. For much of the year, the meadows, forests, and grassy slopes of the Florissant region of central Colorado are alive with butterflies - nearly 100 species of these fascinating and beautiful creatures. Many of them have unusual life histories: the larvae (caterpillars) of one species take two years to mature; others develop close associations with ants; and the adults of some species live only a few days, whereas others survive for months in winter hibernation. Central Colorado is also the site of the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, which has yielded 12 of the 44 known species of butterfly fossils in the world. To find fossils of these delicate-winged creatures in such a perfect state of preservation is one of the major wonders of nature, since the fossils have endured 35 million years of geologic activity, erosion, and climate change (remarkably, most of the fossil species are closely related to various present-day species).…

1992. Natural History, Insects. Stanford University Press. Very good wrappers 118p.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. **WILL SHIP WITHIN 24-48 HOURS WITH TRACKING**.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Paperback. Cover is neat and clean. Brower has written his name in black ink along with "June 92". Pages are otherwise crisp clean and bright. Binding is tight and secure. Stanford University Press. Copyright page dated 1992. A very nice copy. We ship everyday from a real neighborhood bookstore. We've got a wonderful bookcase or two of books from Lincoln Brower's collection listed here. Everything you know about Monarch Butterflies, you know because of Brower's work, both scientific and outreach. He was a great teacher, an important researcher, a torch-bearing conservationist, and a leading light in lepidoptery. We are extremely excited to offer his books. This description is written by an actual person, who is holding the book in front of them to make sure it?s properly described. Please contact us with questions or if you would like to see photographs.…

Zustand: Fine. x, 118, b/w frontis, 9 col plates, 53 b/w illus. . PB. Fine. . [9780804720182].

paperback. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.