1999 Corbet publication

[Eric D. Thomas]

The web site for Patricia Ledlie Booksellers, Inc. lists the new Corbet
publication with a prepub price break of $76.95.  The description is
included below.  If you are interested, the web site is www.ledlie.com.
The mailing received today states that their business is closing down at
the end of the calendar year.


DRAGONFLIES, behavior and ecology of Odonata
                               Corbet, Philip S. 
     Corbet, Philip S. DRAGONFLIES, behavior and ecology of Odonata,
     Cornell, 1999, pp, 802, 96 color photographs, 212 line drawings,
     40 black and white photographs, 190 tables. This latest book by
     the author of the book, which has been the standard text for more
     than thirty-five years, provides a comprehensive and critical
     review of past and current knowledge. It emphasizes the diversity
     of dragonfly behavior as well as the unifying patterns. It
     describes the behavioral strategies that influence the fitness of
     individuals in physical and biotic environments and in all states
     of the life cycle, and identifies the biological principles
     reflected in those strategies. The book also examines behavior
     associated with processes such as habitat selection, foraging,
     seasonal regulation, migration, territoriality, mating, and sperm
     competition, emphasizing the interdependence of all developmental
     stages as well as relationships among dragonflies and other
     animals, including humans. NEW PUBLICATION. Prepublication price
     expires 9/30/99. Thereafter the price will be
     $95.00.Prepublication Price-Cloth-$76.95
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