Wild Species 2005 - the general status of species in Canada

Odonates

©Bev Wigney: This beautiful dragonfly is a male Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa), found in lakes and ponds with emergent vegetation.

©Bev Wigney: Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa)

Quick facts
Background
Status of knowledge in Canada
Richness and diversity in Canada
Species spotlight - Broadtailed Shadowdragon, Neurocordulia michaeli
Species spotlight - River Jewelwing
Results of general status assessment
Threats to Canadian odonates
Conclusion
 Further information
References

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Further information

Cannings, R. 2002. Introducing the dragonflies of British Columbia and the Yukon. Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria. 96 pp

Cannings, R. 2004. Resources for the study of Odonata in Canada. Newsletter of the Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods). 23(1) http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/news23_1/odonata.htm (Accessed February 8, 2006).

Cannings, R. A. and Stuart, K. M. 1977. The dragonflies of British Columbia. British Columbia Provincial Museum Handbook; no. 35. British Columbia Provincial Museum, Victoria. 256 pp

Dunkle, S. W. 2000. Dragonflies through binoculars. Oxford University Press, New York. 266 pp

Nikula, B. and J. Sones. 2002. Stokes beginners guide to dragonflies and damselflies. Little Brown and Co. 160 pp

Pilon, J.-G. and Laglace., D. 1998. Les Odonates du Québec. Entomofaune du Québec Inc. Chicoutimi, Québec. 367 pp

Pratt, P. D. 2004. Regional lists of Ontario odonata. http://www.netcore.ca/~prairie/odonata.html (Accessed February 8, 2006).

Trueman, J. W. H. and Rowe, R. J. 2001. Odonata. http://tolweb.org/Odonata (Accessed September 1, 2005).

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