Maine Damselfly and Dragonfly Survey
Bibliography for the Beginning Odonatologist
Maine Damselfly and Dragonfly Survey
Bibliography for the Beginning Odonatologist
(updated 30 March 2007)
The following publications are accessible to the beginner
Beaton, G. 2007. Dragonflies and Damselflies of Georgia and the Southeast. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 0820327956.
Biggs, K. 2000. Common Dragonflies of California A Beginner's Pocket Guide. Azalea Creek Publishing (http://www.sonic.net/dragonfly/azaleaforth.html). [Also available from IORI Store http://www.afn.org/~iori/oinstore.html ]
Brunelle, P.M.
1999. Distribution of damselflies and dragonflies
Carpenter,
V.A. 1997. Dragonflies and damselflies of Cape Cod. Edition 2. The Cape Cod Museum of
Natural History, Brewster, Massachusetts. 80 p. ISBN 0-916275-06-X.
Corbet, P.S. 1999. Dragonflies: Behavior and Ecology of Odonata.
Dubois,
R. 2005. Damselflies of the North Woods.
Kollath-Stensas. ISBN 0967379377.
Dunkle, S.W. 1989. Dragonflies of the Florida Peninsula, Bermuda and the Bahamas.
Scientific Publishers Nature Guide # 1. ISBN 0945417233
[Available from IORI Store http://www.afn.org/~iori/oinstore.html
]
Dunkle, S.W. 2000. Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. Oxford Univ. Press. 266pp. ISBN 0195112687 [Available from IORI Store http://www.afn.org/~iori/oinstore.html ]
Holder, M. 1996. The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Algonquin Provincial Park. The Friend of Algonquin Park, Algonquin Park Technical Bulletin, no.11. 40 p. (Currently being revised and expanded; anticipated release Spring 2002)Lam, E. 2004. Damselflies of the Northeast. Biodiversity Books, Forest Hills, N.Y. http://homepage.mac.com/edlam/book.html
Legler, K & D, & D. Westover. 1998. A Color Guide to Common Dragonflies of Wisconsin. 76 plates. $19.95 (inc postage). Available from Karl Legler, 429 Franklin St. Sauk City, WI 53583-1228. http://userpages.chorus.net/karlndot/
Mead, K. 2003. Dragonflies of the North Woods. Adventure Publications. ISBN 0967379369.
Nikula, B, J. Sones, D. Stokes, & L. Stokes. 2002. Stoke’s Beginners Guide To Dragonflies and Damselflies - by Blair Nikula, Jackie Sones, Donald Stokes, Lillian Stokes. 2002. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-81679-5. $8.95 http://www.odenews.net/stokesguide.htm
Nikula, B, J.L. Loose, and M.R. Burne. 2003. A Field Guide to Dragonflies and Damselflies of Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program. Mass. Division of Fisheries & Wildlife. Boston, MA. Massachusetts Natural Heritage Program
Paulson, D.R., and S.W. Dunkle. 1999. A Checklist of North American Odonata: Including English Name, Etymology, Type Locality, and Distribution. Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, Occassional Paper Number 56, Tacoma, Washington.
Silsby,
J. 2001. Dragonflies of the World. Smithsonian Institute
Press, Washington, D.C. ISBN 1560989599
These publications are
more technical, but rich in information.
Garrison, R.N., N. von Ellenreider, and J.A. Loutin. 2006. Dragonfly Genera of the New World: An Illustrated and Annotated Key to the Anisoptera. The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0801884462
Needham, J.G.,
M. J. Westfall and M.L. May. 2000. Dragonflies of North America.
Walker, E.M.
1953. The Odonata of Canada and Alaska: vol. 1: part I:
Walker, E.M.
1958. The Odonata of Canada and Alaska: vol. 2: part III: The anisoptera - four families. University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Ontario.
ISBN 0-8020-7076-0.
Walker, E.M.
and P.S. Corbet. 1978. The Odonata of Canada and Alaska: vol.3: part III: The anisoptera -
three families. Edition 2. University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Ontario. ISBN
0-8020-5321-1. 308 p.
Westfall, M.J.
and M.L. May. 2006. Damselflies of North America.