Complete Catalogue Spring Summer 2002 UBCPressand Agencies

Natural History
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Sociology · Social Psychology
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The Systematics of
Lasiopogon
(Diptera: Asilidae)
Robert A. Cannings
The genus Lasiopogon is a widespread group of robber
flies (Diptera: Asilidae) inhabiting the north
temperate parts of the Earth. This is the first examination
of the genus as a complete entity, clearly
defining intrageneric relationships. Special attention
is paid to the male and female genitalia, important
structures in the taxonomy of the genus.
There are 118 known species of Lasiopogon – half
of these are yet to be described. Robert Cannings
gives a cladistic overview of some defined species
groups and provides a detailed taxonomic and phylogenetic
analysis of the 7 species groups and 29
species in the opaculus section. He describes 14
new species and redescribes the others. He also
offers a biogeographic hypothesis of the history of
Lasiopogon, suggesting that the genus may have
originated in Laurasia as early as the late Jurassic
period.
Robert A. Cannings is Curator of Entomology at the Royal
British Columbia Museum. He has studied insects for 30
years and is the author of many technical and popular publications
on them.
Flora of Glacier National Park
Peter Lesica
Illustrations by Debbie McNeil
A comprehensive field guide to the plants of
Montana’s Glacier National Park and adjacent mountainous
areas, including Alberta’s Waterton Lakes
National Park.
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
May
480 pages, 6 x 9”
64 colour photos
ISBN 0-87071-538-0
paper, $54.95 CRO
Recently published
Demography in Canada in
the Twentieth Century
Sylvia T. Wargon
This social and institutional history of demography in
Canada focuses on the period from 1913 to 1995. It
provides background about the origins and history of
demography in Europe and Canada, explains the
development and institutionalisation of demography,
and discusses important milestones.
Sylvia Wargon is retired from Statistics Canada.
2001
344 pages, 6 x 9”
ISBN 0-7748-0818-7
hardcover, $95.00
ROYAL BRITISH COLUMBIA MUSEUM
February
400 pages, 6 x 9”
b/w illustrations, photos, maps
ISBN 0-7726-4636-8
hardcover, $65.00
Geology and Plant Life
The Effects of Land Forms and
Rock Types on Plants
Arthur R. Kruckeberg
Drawing on case histories from around the world,
Arthur Kruckeberg demonstrates the role of land
forms and rock types in producing the unique geographical
distribution of plants and in stimulating
evolutionary diversification.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS
June
304 pages, 7 x 10”
98 photos, 21 line drawings, 47 tables
ISBN 0-295-98203-9
hardcover, $58.95 CRO
An Identification Guide to the
Larval Marine Invertebrates
of the Pacific Northwest
Edited by Alan L. Shanks
This volume identifies the planktonic larvae of shallow
subtidal and intertidal invertebrates common to
the Pacific Northwest coast.
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
January
320 pages, 7 x 10”, illus.
ISBN 0-87071-531-3
hardcover, $83.95 CRO
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