| Butterflies of East Africa Contributor(s): Collins, Steve (Author), Martins, Dino J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1775842428 ISBN-13: 9781775842422 Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Wildlife |
| LCCN: 2016498990 |
| Series: Pocket Guides |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.1" W x 7" (0.40 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Butterflies are among the most familiar and popular of all the insects, and butterfly watching makes an absorbing hobby. This handy, compact guide serves as an introduction to East Africa's amazing butterfly diversity. It introduces 246 of the more common, spectacular and interesting species found in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. Each species account features concise text describing key identification features, habits, habitat and larval food plants; full-color photographs; and distribution maps showing each butterfly's range. This handy guide should prove invaluable to beginners and more experienced butterfly enthusiasts alike. |
Contributor Bio(s): Collins, Steve: - Steve Collins is a biologist who has worked in or visited over 50 African countries and the surrounding islands. In 1996, he founded the African Butterfly Research Institute (ABRI). He has authored over 100 scientific papers on African butterflies and has written several books on the subject.Martins, Dino J.: - Dino J. Martins, an entomologist and evolutionary biologist, is widely known as East Africa's 'Dudu Man' (Dudu is the Swahili word for insect). Dr Martins holds a PhD in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology from Harvard University. He is a prolific writer and is currently Chair of the Insect Committee of Nature Kenya, and The East Africa Natural History Society and is winner of the 2015 Whitley Gold Award for conservation. |