Fireflies, Glow-worms, and Lightning Bugs - Identification and Natural History of the Fireflies of the Eastern

Informationen zum Autor LYNN FRIERSON FAUST is an advisory consultant on firefly studies with state and national parks in Tennessee, South Carolina, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and New York and an on-site scientific consultant with BBC Nature, the Discovery Channel, and National Geographic, among many other media outlets. She has also aided in identification and educational advisement for the Cincinnati Museum Center and published surveys of the fireflies of Mammoth Cave National Park, Congaree National Park, and the Allegheny National Forest. Faust has presented around the world on the topic of fireflies and published numerous scientific papers. She lives in Knoxville, Tennessee. Klappentext The first-ever comprehensive firefly guide written for all those who want to know more about the amazing world of lightning bugs and learn the secrets hidden in the flash patterns of the 75+ species found in the eastern and central United States and Canada. Zusammenfassung The first-ever comprehensive firefly guide written for all those who want to know more about the amazing world of lightning bugs and learn the secrets hidden in the flash patterns of the 75+ species found in the eastern and central United States and Canada.

Product details

• Authors: Lynn Frierson Faust
• Publisher: The University of Georgia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2017
• EAN: 9780820348728
• ISBN: 978-0-8203-4872-8
• No. of pages: 376
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book Series; Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology