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010			_a 2009003115
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020			_a9781599215556
020			_a1599215551
020			_a9781599219271 (pbk.)
020			_a1599219271 (pbk.)
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050	0	0	_aQL542 _b.L38 2009
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100	1		_aLaufer, Peter, _d1950-
245	1	4	_aThe dangerous world of butterflies : _bthe startling subculture of criminals, collectors, and conservationists / _cPeter Laufer.
260			_aGuilford, Conn. : _bLyons Press, _cc2009.
300			_axvi, 271 p. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aChronicles Laufer's unexpected discoveries in the butterfly industry and underground--from the beauty and magic of butterflies to the high-stakes realms of organized crime, ecological devastation, species depletion, natural history museum integrity, and chaos theory.
520			_a"Turning from the Iraq War, author and journalist Laufer (Mission Rejected: U.S. Soldiers Who Say No to Iraq) decided to focus on the presumably innocuous business of butterflies. Fluttering across the globe for at least 40 million years, Lepidoptera face increasing threats in modern times, largely from habitat loss and pesticides. Amateur and professional butterfly experts weigh in on everything from art to conservation, breeding and butterfly sex to development and wing colors, as well as the meaning of their fascination for humans. Lepidopterology contains a surprising stack of unsolved mysteries, including the process of metamorphosis: what goes on in the chrysalis, in which every cell of the caterpillar's body liquefies before reconstituting into a butterfly, might as well be magic. Laufer also finds controversy in commercial breeding and discovers "worldwide criminal operations" in butterfly poaching and smuggling (in which driving species to near extinction is a standard practice for pushing up specimen prices). In casual prose, Laufer delivers an absorbing science lesson for fans of the colorful bugs"--Washington Post.
505	0		_aOff to Nicaragua and an introduction to Lepidoptera -- With the purists where butterflies fly free -- My successful commercial butterfly release -- Diapause -- The flight and plight of the monarch -- In pursuit of the world's most wanted butterfly smuggler -- Death-defying, globe-trotting butterfly hunting -- Butterflies versus National Security -- The butterfly as art -- Creation versus evolution -- Butterfly resurrection.
650		0	_aButterflies _xEconomic aspects.
650		0	_aButterflies _xCollectors and collecting.
650		0	_aButterflies _xConservation.
650		0	_aButterflies _xEffect of human beings on.
650		0	_aLepidopterology.
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1008/2009003115-b.html
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