Butterflies of Vietnam

Butterflies of Vietnam

Author: Alexander L. Monastyrskii

Publisher: ISBS

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9780955121111

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This major series on the butterfly fauna of Vietnam is the first comprehensive treatment of the Rhopalocera of this country. The complete fauna will be covered in seven volumes. For each volume, the introduction includes information for systematic identification of each family or subfamily, morphology of imago, habitats, and life-cycles. Checklists, abbreviations, references, and an index to scientific names are presented separately. The main section of each volume contains information for all species of the family or subfamily found in Vietnam, as well as keys to the species, genera, and tribes. The text for each species includes: type locality; synonyms; range; distribution and variation in Vietnam; taxonomic notes; habitats and biology; and similar species. The excellent color plates include a number of habitat photographs and images of all species. Where necessary, line drawings of genitalia, venation, and other details are given.


Butterfly Yellow

Butterfly Yellow

Author: Thanhhà Lai

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2019-09-03

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 0062229230

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Winner of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction! Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, Ibi Zoboi, and Erika L. Sánchez, this gorgeously written and deeply moving novel is the YA debut from the award-winning author of Inside Out & Back Again. 4 starred reviews! In the final days of the Việt Nam War, Hằng takes her little brother, Linh, to the airport, determined to find a way to safety in America. In a split second, Linh is ripped from her arms—and Hằng is left behind in the war-torn country. Six years later, Hằng has made the brutal journey from Việt Nam and is now in Texas as a refugee. She doesn’t know how she will find the little brother who was taken from her until she meets LeeRoy, a city boy with big rodeo dreams, who decides to help her. Hằng is overjoyed when she reunites with Linh. But when she realizes he doesn’t remember her, their family, or Việt Nam, her heart is crushed. Though the distance between them feels greater than ever, Hằng has come so far that she will do anything to bridge the gap.


Butterflies of the Cayman Islands

Butterflies of the Cayman Islands

Author: Richard Askew

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2013-01-21

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 9004260870

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This book will enable the identification of each of the 57 species of butterfly that has been recorded from the Cayman Islands. There is a description of every butterfly, stressing its most important characteristics, with photographs of living and mounted specimens. The distribution, history and biology of each species are reviewed and the plants which provide adult butterflies with nectar or feed their caterpillars are tabulated. A general introduction includes a discussion of the affinities and size of the Caymanian butterfly fauna. The three islands share most of their butterfly species but each island has uniquely characteristic elements and five subspecies live only in the Cayman Islands. Knowledge is fundamental to conservation; it is hoped that both the casual butterfly watcher and those more committed to the study of butterflies will discover much of interest in this book and thereby make a contribution to the continuing survival of these beautiful insects.


Gold Rush in the Jungle

Gold Rush in the Jungle

Author: Dan Drollette, Jr.

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2013-04-16

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0307955877

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An engrossing, adventure-filled account of the rush to discover and save Vietnam's most extraordinary animals Deep in the jungle where the borders of Vietnam meet those of Laos and Cambodia is a region known as "the lost world." Large mammals never seen before by Western science have popped up frequently in these mountains in the last decade, including a half-goat/half-ox, a deer that barks, and a close relative of the nearly extinct Javan rhino. In an age when scientists are excited by discovering a new kind of tube worm, the thought of finding and naming a new large terrestrial mammal is astonishing, and wildlife biologists from all over the world are flocking to this dangerous region. The result is a race between preservation and destruction. Containing research gathered from famous biologists, conservationists, indigenous peoples, former POWs, ex-Viet Cong, and the first U.S. ambassador to Vietnam since the war's end, Gold Rush in the Jungle goes deep into the valleys, hills, and hollows of Vietnam to explore the research, the international trade in endangered species, the lingering effects of Agent Orange, and the effort of a handful of biologists to save the world's rarest animals.


Steel Butterflies

Steel Butterflies

Author: Nancy Brown Diggs

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 9780791436240

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Explores how Japanese women living in the United States see themselves and how they see American women.


Current Progress in Biological Research

Current Progress in Biological Research

Author: Marina Silva-Opps

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2013-04-24

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 9535110977

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Current Progress in Biological Research presents new insights into key topics from different areas of the biological sciences. Some of the topics covered in the book are antibiotic susceptibility, genomic rearrangement, historical biogeography, biogeographic patterns, endemism and the use of microorganisms for pest control. The book is an interesting collection of 16 original research articles written by respected experts in their fields. It is hoped that readers will be stimulated and challenged by the contents of this book.


Butterflies of the Caribbean and Florida

Butterflies of the Caribbean and Florida

Author: Peter Stiling

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13:

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This is a guide to the most frequently encountered and most brightly coloured species of butterflies to be found in the Caribbean and Florida, from Trinidad with its South American species to Florida and its North American endemics. Material in the book includes the nature and life-cycle of the butterfly, and a consideration of the area and variety of habitats. Over 80 species are described and illustrated.