Smith, D.A.S. African Queens and their Kin. A Darwinian Odyssey. Pub. Brambleby Books. 2014
pp.812 with colour photos, microscopic images and text figs. 4to. A new hdbk. RRP £90.00.
Using the African Queen, Danaus chrysippus, as a model species, David Smith takes us on a fascinating tour of its life history, ecology, genetics, behaviour, including mimicry, and migration patterns. Prof. Hugh Loxdale MBE (past president of the Royal Entomological Society) said of the book ‘A masterpiece of scholarship, an awesome and enlightening read’.
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