(Ebook) Ladybirds by Helene.Roy, Peter M.J. Brown, Richard F. Comont, Remy L. Poland & John J. Sloggett ISBN 9781907807374, 1907807373

(Ebook) Ladybirds by Helene.Roy, Peter M.J. Brown, Richard F. Comont, Remy L. Poland & John J. Sloggett ISBN 9781907807374, 1907807373

ROY, H.E.; BROWN, P.M.J.; COMONT, R.; POLAND, R.L. & J.J. SLOGGETT (2013) Ladybirds. 2nd edition, Naturalists' Handbooks 10. Ecology and identification, Pelagic Publishing (www.pelagicpublishing.com), Exeter. Revised from Majerus and Kearns (1989). With illustrations by Sophie Allington & Chris Shields, vi + 142 pp. + 12 colour plates (ISBN-10: 978-1-907807 (paperback); ISBN-13: 978-1-907807-37-4 (eBook)).AbstractThis revised and updated edition of Ladybirds provides a succinct but comprehensive and accessible overview of the biology of ladybirds and their parasites, focusing on ecology in an evolutionary context. It provides the latest information, coverage of recent additions to the British list including the harlequin ladybird. The authors make suggestions for further research, both short and long term, highlighting gaps in knowledge and showing readers how to get involved with recording and studying ladybirds. It includes updated keys for the identification of ladybirds al late-instar larval and adult stages, and techniques for studying ladybirds and their parasites in both laboratory and field. The authors hope that this book will be a valuable resource, not only for students, from school to university and beyond, but also for anyone with an interest in natural history, whether professional or recreational.Naturalists’ Handbooks encourage and enable those interested in natural history to undertake field study, make accurate identifications and to make original contributions to research.ContentsEditors' preface ivAcknowledgements v1 Introduction 12 Life history 53 Ladybirds in their environment 154 Ladybirds and their natural enemies 305 Variation in ladybirds 426 Population and evolutionary biology 567 Ladybird distribution 748 Identification of British ladybirds 85I: Field key to adult British ladybirds 85II: Key to all the adult British Coccinellidae 94III: Field key to the larvae of British ladybirds 1069 Study te…