The Butterflies of Australia
Albert Orr & Roger Kitching
The Butterflies of Australia
Albert Orr & Roger Kitching
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Description
A unique guide to help identify the nearly 400 species to which Australia plays host. A concise but broad, non-technical introduction to butterfly biology, history, ecology, evolution and conservation. It also explains and illustrates much of the known behaviour and ecology of Australian butterflies.
Dr Albert Orr is a professional entomologist of 35 years standing. 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.
Dr Albert Orr is a professional entomologist of 35 years standing. 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.