{"product_id":"the-lives-of-butterflies-a-natural-history-of-our-planets-butterfly-life","title":"The Lives of Butterflies: A Natural History of Our Planet's Butterfly Life","description":"\u003ch3\u003eby David G. James and David J. Lohman\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautifully illustrated introduction to the lives of butterflies around the world\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are more than fifteen thousand butterfly species in the world, fluttering through a wide variety of habitats. Bright and beautiful, butterflies also have fascinating life histories and play an important role in our planet’s ecosystems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lives of Butterflies \u003c\/i\u003eshowcases the extraordinary range of colours and patterns of the world’s butterflies while exploring their life histories, behaviour, habitats and resources, populations, seasonality, defence and natural enemies, and threats and conservation. With remarkable photography, graphic illustration, and profiles of thirty-five selected species, this comprehensive and inviting book discusses dozens of key topics, including eggs, caterpillars, and chrysalids; flight, feeding, courtship, and mating; migration and hibernation; concealment, mimicry, and predators; habitat loss and fragmentation, climate change, and pesticides; and farming and gardening to support and attract butterflies. With its stunning illustrations and clear, up-to-date, and authoritative text, \u003ci\u003eThe Lives of Butterflies \u003c\/i\u003ewill appeal to a wide range of butterfly and nature lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid G. James\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor of entomology at Washington State University. He is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eLife Histories of Cascadia Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e and was a consultant editor on \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Caterpillars\u003c\/i\u003e. He completed a PhD on the winter biology of Monarch butterflies and has published more than two hundred scientific papers on a wide range of entomological subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Lohman\u003c\/strong\u003e is associate professor of biology at the City College of New York, a visiting scientist at the American Museum of Natural History, and a research associate at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University and at the National Museum of Natural History in Manila. His research focuses on butterflies in Southeast Asia and the ecology, evolution, and conservation of biodiversity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steven Cheshire: Sales","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57200543007102,"sku":"BB-WGLivesBut","price":27.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/4096\/7550\/files\/The_Lives_of_Butterflies.jpg?v=1776385539","url":"https:\/\/wildernessbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-lives-of-butterflies-a-natural-history-of-our-planets-butterfly-life","provider":"Wilderness Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}