This richly illustrated publication depicts Jamaican butterflies in their natural habitats. However, the colonization of the Lesser Antilles is estimated at around 18–19 my ago, long before the age of existing islands (Fig.
Jamaica was colonized early on, consistent with its old age. The Authors have gone into great detail describing the current status of 136 species of Jamaican butterflies, their habitats, life histories, relationships and distribution around the Caribbean. This book is a detailed update by almost 50 years, with new subspecies, suggestions for taxonomic changes and approaches to conservation of threatened species. This is the first publication devoted solely to the study of Jamaica's butterflies since Brown and Heinemann's Jamaica and its Butterflies (1972). The Caribbean is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean) and the surrounding coasts. They live in societies with up to 50 or more members, all sharing communal roosting and nesting space atop palm trees in large stick-mounds. Discovering Jamaican Butterflies and Their Relationships Around the Caribbean is the first comprehensive book on the subject since 1972. Discovering Jamaican Butterflies and their Relationships around the Caribbean by authors Thomas Turner and Vaughan Turland is the first comprehensive book on the subject since 1972. As of this year, however, the AOU has decided that Caribbean Coots actually belong to the American Coot species. We're extremely excited to announce the publication of an incredible new book by our friends and colleagues Tom Turner and Vaughan Turland: DISCOVERING JAMAICAN BUTTERFLIES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS AROUND THE CARIBBEAN - A comprehensive study of Jamaican butterflies, and the need for conservation of those species facing loss of critical habitat. Discovering Jamaican Butterflies and their Relationships around the Caribbean by authors Thomas Turner and Vaughan Turland is the first comprehensive book on the subject since 1972.
He studies butterflies in Jamaica and even discovered a new genus and species of butterfly endemic to Jamaica. The other main Caribbean clade comprises Jamaican, Puerto Rican, and Lesser Antillean species.
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