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Discover Australia’s fluttering jewels: more than just beauty, a world revealed.

The Butterflies of Australia

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    1 October 2010

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Summary

The world over people love butterflies but few understand much more about them than their physical beauty.

Butterflies of Australia offers a unique guide to help identify the nearly 400 species to which our continent plays host but with its focus on living butterflies, it is much more than an identification guide.

Within its pages is a concise but broad, non-technical introduction to butterfly biology, history, ecology, evolution and conservation. Hundreds of meticulo…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781741751086
ISBN-10:174175108X
Author:Albert Orr, Roger Kitching
Publisher:Allen & Unwin
Imprint:Jacana
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:1 October 2010
Weight:1.66kg
Dimensions:34mm x 220mm x 281mm
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The Butterflies of Australia by Albert Orr - ISBN: 9781741751086
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About The Author

Albert Orr

Dr. Albert Orr is a professional entomologist with 35 years of experience. He is a retired lecturer in ecology and invertebrate zoology and has been an Honorary Research Fellow at Griffith University since 1996. Dr. Orr is a writer and illustrator, as well as a consultant and scientific editor.

Professor Roger Kitching holds the Chair of Ecology at Griffith University’s School of the Environment. Professor Kitching is a rainforest ecologist with special expertise in the biology, conservation, and management of invertebrate biodiversity. He was a Bullard Fellow at Harvard University in 1998-99 and a Queensland/Smithsonian Research Fellow in 2004. He was admitted as a member of the Order of Australia in 2010.

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