Philip S. Corbet

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Philip S. Corbet is affiliated with the following schools: University of Liverpool, University of Waterloo, Lincoln University, New Zealand, University of Dundee, University of Canterbury, University of Edinburgh, University of Reading

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Philip S. Corbet's Degrees

PhD Entomology University of Liverpool
Bachelors Zoology University of Liverpool

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According to Wikipedia, Philip Steven Corbet was a British entomologist whose work focused largely on aquatic insects and dragonflies. He co-authored and authored several books on the subject, which established him as a world expert on the order Odonata. He is also noted for his interest in biological controls as a substitute for synthetic pesticides in agriculture.

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Philip S. Corbet's Published Works

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Dragonflies: Behavior and Ecology of Odonata (1999) (1514)
A biology of dragonflies (1963) (538)
Biology of Odonata (1980) (386)
Voltinism of Odonata: a review (2006) (187)
The Life-History of the Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Leach (Odonata: Aeshnidae) (1957) (163)
Temporal Patterns of Emergence in Aquatic Insects (1964) (138)
The Odonata of Canada and Alaska (1953) (137)
Size variation and reproductive success of female Aedes punctor (Diptera: Culicidae) (1989) (106)
Fliers and perchers among Odonata: dichotomy or multidimensional continuum? A provisional reappraisal (2008) (100)
O'NYONG-NYONG FEVER: AN EPIDEMIC VIRUS DISEASE IN EAST AFRICA. 8. VIRUS ISOLATIONS FROM ANOPHELES MOSQUITOES. (1965) (99)
Territorial behaviour of larvae enhances mating success of male dragonflies (1985) (89)
THE FOOD OF NON‐CICHLID FISHES IN THE LAKE VICTORIA BASIN, WITH REMARKS ON THEIR EVOLUTION AND ADAPTATION TO LACUSTRINE CONDITIONS (2009) (84)
Egg‐laying Yellow Fever Mosquitoes avoid sites containing eggs laid by themselves or by conspecifics (1990) (79)
Seasonal Regulation in British Dragonflies (1954) (78)
Suppression of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) using augmentative release of dragonfly larvae (Odonata: Libellulidae) with community participation in Yangon, Myanmar (1990) (78)
Seasonal incidence and diel patterns of oviposition in the field of the mosquito, Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera:Culicidae) in Trinidad, West Indies: a preliminary study. (1987) (67)
An improved method for detecting substrate preferences shown by mosquitoes that exhibit ‘skip oviposition’ (1993) (62)
Environmental Factors Influencing the Induction and Termination of Diapause in the Emperor Dragonfly, Anax Imperator Leach (Odonata: Aeshnidae) (1956) (60)
Observations on the oviposition-cycle of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus). VI. (2016) (58)
POSTPONED REPRODUCTIVE MATURATION IN UPLAND REFUGES MAINTAINS LIFE-CYCLE CONTINUITY DURING THE HOT, DRY SEASON IN ALGERIAN DRAGONFLIES (ANISOPTERA) (1998) (57)
Observations on the oviposition-cycle of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus). III. (1959) (54)
O'Nyong-Nyong fever: an epidemic virus disease in East Africa. IV. Vector studies at epidemic sites. (1961) (52)
Facultative Autogeny in Arctic Mosquitoes (1967) (51)
An Adult Population Study of Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer): (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) (1952) (49)
Lunar Periodicity of Aquatic Insects in Lake Victoria (1958) (47)
SEX RATIO OF ODONATA AT EMERGENCE (1998) (44)
Natural Hosts of Mosquitoes in Northern Ellesmere Island (1966) (39)
The Physiology of Diurnal Rhythms (1965) (38)
Diel periodicities of landing of nulliparous and parous Aedes aegypti (L.) at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Diptera, Culicidae) (1974) (38)
Observations on mosquitoes ovipositing in small containers in Zika forest, Uganda. (1964) (38)
SEASONAL EMERGENCE AND ACTIVITY OF MOSQUITOES (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) IN A HIGH-ARCTIC LOCALITY (1973) (37)
Autogeny and Oviposition in Arctic Mosquitoes (1964) (37)
Proportions of eggs laid by Aedes aegypti on different substrates within an ovitrap in Trinidad, West Indies (1995) (36)
THE ODONATA OF NUMIDIA, NORTHEASTERN ALGERIA PART I STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION (2000) (36)
The life cycle of Cordulegaster boltonii (Donovan, 1807) (Odonata: Cordulegastridae) in the Sierra Morena Mountains (southern Spain) (1999) (35)
Aquatic habitats in a high arctic locality : the Hazen Camp study area, Ellesmere Island, N.W.T. (1966) (35)
Stadia and growth ratios of Odonata: a review (2002) (30)
Patterns of circadian rhythms in insects. (1960) (29)
ENTOMOLOGICAL STUDIES FROM A HIGH TOWER IN MPANGA FOREST, UGANDA: IV. MOSQUITO BREEDING AT DIFFERENT LEVELS IN AND ABOVE THE FOREST (2009) (28)
The life-histories of Lestes sponsa (Hansemann) and Sympetrum striolatum (Charpentier) (Odonata) (1956) (28)
Are Odonata useful as bioindicators ? (2017) (27)
THE ODONATA OF NUMIDIA, NORTHEASTERN ALGERIA PART II SEASONAL ECOLOGY (2000) (27)
Observations on the ovipositioncycle of Aëdes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus), II. (1959) (27)
The Trichoptera of St. Helen's Island, Montreal: I. The Species Present and Their Relative Abundance at Light (1966) (27)
The Odonata of Canada and Alaska, Volume Three: Part III: The Anisoptera-Three Families (1975) (27)
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN AUSTRALIA 1788–1914 (1979) (26)
Territorial interactions between larvae of the dragonfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula: outcome of encounters (1986) (25)
Diel Patterns of Mosquito Activity in a High Arctic Locality: Hazen Camp, Ellesmere Island, N.W.T. (1966) (24)
PARTHENOGENESIS IN CADDISFLIES (TRICHOPTERA) (1966) (22)
Observations on Toxorhynchites brevipalpis conradti Grünb. (Diptera, Culicidae) in Uganda (1963) (21)
The Life Cycle of Lestes viridis (Odonata: Lestidae) in Two Seasonal Streams of the Sierra Morena Mountains (Southern Spain) (1999) (21)
Laboratory observations on pupation and emergence in the mosquito Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus). (1959) (21)
A Critical Response to Changing Length of Day in an Insect (1955) (21)
Pest resistance to pesticides (1986) (20)
Seasonal patterns of emergence in Odonata of a permanent stream in Southwestern Europe (1995) (20)
Entomological studies from a high tower in Mpanga Forest, Uganda. I. Introduction. (2009) (20)
THE RELIABILITY OF PARASITIC WATER‐MITES (HYDRACARINA) AS INDICATORS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL AGE IN MOSQUITOES (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) (1963) (19)
Recognition of Nulliparous Mosquitoes without Dissection (1960) (19)
Incidence and diel pattern of oviposition outdoors of the mosquito, Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Trinidad, W.I. in relation to solar aspect. (1990) (19)
An Insect Emergence Trap for Quantitative Studies in Shallow Ponds (1965) (18)
Duration of the Aquatic Stages of Povilla adusta Navás (Ephemeroptera: Polymitarcidae) (1957) (17)
Orientation and reproductive condition of migrating dragonflies (Anisoptera) (1984) (17)
Treeholes as larval habitat of the dragonfly Hadrothemis camarensis (Odonata: Libellulidae) in kakamega forest, Kenya (1996) (16)
Laboratory observations on the oviposition-cycle in the mosquito Aedes (Stegomyia) apicoargenteus Theobald. (1957) (16)
Studies on Arctic Insects: the Lake Hazen Project (1964) (15)
The life cycle of Onychogomphus uncatus (Charpentier, 1840) (Odonata: Gomphidae) in the Sierra Morena Mountains (southern Spain): an example of protracted larval development in the Mediterranean basin (1999) (15)
Terrestrial Microclimate: Amelioration at High Latitudes (1969) (15)
A night-time role of the oviposition site of the mosquito, Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae). (1990) (15)
Using dragonflies to suppress mosquitoes in domestic water-storage containers (1986) (15)
Diel Periodicities of Emergence and Oviposition in Riverine Trichoptera (1966) (15)
Seasonal patterns of age-composition of sylvan mosquito populations in Uganda (Diptera, Culicidae) (1963) (14)
Parous rates in some Amazonian mosquitoes collected by three different methods (1971) (14)
ENTOMOLOGICAL STUDIES FROM A HIGH TOWER IN MPANGA FOREST, UGANDA: VIII. THE AGE-COMPOSITION OF BITING MOSQUITO POPULATIONS ACCORDING TO TIME AND LEVEL (2009) (13)
The age-composition of biting mosquito populations according to time and level: a further study (1962) (13)
Observations on the oviposition-cycle of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus), V. (1961) (12)
THE OVIPOSITION-CYCLES OF CERTAIN SYLVAN CULICINE MOSQUITOES (DIPTERA, CULICIDAE) IN UGANDA. (1963) (12)
Emergence of a Summer Species of Dragonfly (1958) (11)
Recognition of individual nulliparous and parous mosquitoes (1959) (11)
ENTOMOLOGICAL STUDIES FROM A HIGH TOWER IN MPANGA FOREST, UGANDA: VI. NOCTURNAL FLIGHT ACTIVITY OF CULICIDAE AND TABANIDAE AS INDICATED BY LIGHT-TRAPS (2009) (11)
SEX RATIOS AT EMERGENCE OF TWO SPECIES OF HIGH-ARCTIC AEDES (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) (1973) (11)
The biological significance of the attachment of immature stages of Simulium to mayflies and crabs. (1961) (11)
THE BREEDING BIOLOGY OF EQUATORIAL VERTEBRATES: REPRODUCTION OF THE BAT CHAEREPHON HINDEI THOMAS AT LATITUDE 0°26′N (2009) (11)
Nyando virus: A hitherto undescribed virus isolated fromAnopheles funestus giles collected in Kenya (2005) (10)
27 – INTEGRATED CONTROL: A REALISTIC ALTERNATIVE TO MISUSE OF PESTICIDES? (1976) (10)
Nocturnal flight cycle in the males of African doryline ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (2009) (10)
Observations on the oviposition-cycle of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus), IV. (1960) (9)
Diel patterns of oviposition indoors of the mosquito, Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Trinidad, W.I.: a preliminary study. (1990) (9)
THE LIFE‐HISTORIES OF TWO SUMMER SPECIES OF DRAGONFLY (ODONATA: COENAGRIIDAE) (2009) (9)
The gonotrophic status and diel pattern of entry to outdoor oviposition sites of female Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae). (1993) (9)
THE FOOD OF A SAMPLE OF CROCODILES (CROCODILUS NILOTICUS L.) FROM LAKE VICTORIA (2009) (8)
The gonotrophic status of female Aedes aegypti (L.) overnight at the oviposition site (Diptera: Culicidae). (1991) (8)
A KEY TO ALL STAGES OF AEDES NIGRIPES AND A. IMPIGER (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) WITH A DESCRIPTION OF FIRST-INSTAR LARVAE AND PUPAE (1973) (8)
The Ovarian Condition of Certain Sylvan Mosquitos in Uganda (Díptera, Culicidae). (1964) (8)
Laboratory Colonization of Toxorhynchites rutilus septentrionalis (Diptera: Culicidae) (1975) (8)
Diel patterns of pupation and emergence, and protogyny, in Toxorhynchites brevipalpis brevipalpis (Theobald) (Diptera: Culicidae): a laboratory study. (1987) (8)
Breeding Sites of Non-Cichlid Fishes in Lake Victoria (1960) (8)
Combined autogenous and anautogenous ovarian development in individual Culex tarsalis Coq. (Dipt., Culicidae) (1973) (7)
ENTOMOLOGICAL STUDIES FROM A HIGH TOWER IN MPANGA FOREST, UGANDA: II. OBSERVATIONS ON CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS (2009) (7)
Diel pattern of oviposition in the laboratory of the mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae). (1989) (7)
Diptera swarming high above the forest canopy in Uganda, with special reference to Tabanidae. (2009) (7)
Larvae of Hadrothemis Scabrifrons (Ris) in a Tree Cavity in East Africa (Anisoptera: Libellulidae) (1981) (7)
Effects of Simulium Control on Insectivorous Fishes (1958) (7)
Ecological perspectives of African odonata (2003) (7)
Rhythmic Flight Activity of Certain East African Trichoptera (1955) (7)
Observations on the aquatic stages of two species of Toxorhynchites (Diptera: Culicidae) in Uganda. (2009) (7)
A Genetic Petrophysics Approach to Facies and Permeability Prediction in a Pegasus Well (1999) (7)
The diel pattern of entry to outdoor oviposition sites by female Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) that then laid eggs there: a preliminary study. (1992) (7)
VOLTINISM OF CALOPTERYX HAEMORRHOIDALIS, (VANDER LINDEN) IN THE SIERRA MORENA MOUNTAINS, SOUTHERN SPAIN (ZYGOPTERA: CALOPTERYGIDAE): A PRELIMINARY STUDY (2000) (7)
NOTES ON THE INSECT FOOD OF THE NILE CROCODILE IN UGANDA (2009) (7)
Diel Oviposition Pattern of Toxorhynchites Moctezuma (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Field in Trinidad, West Indies (1987) (6)
OBSERVATIONS ON NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY IN SOME AFRICAN TABANIDAE (DIPTERA) (2009) (6)
THE ISOLATION OF SINDBIS VIRUS FROM THE MOSQUITO MANSONIA (COQUILLETTIDIA) FUSCOPENNATA (THEOBALD) IN UGANDA. (1964) (6)
The isolation of West Nile virus from the bird-biting mosquito Mansonia metallica in Uganda. (1961) (6)
AN EXCEPTIONALLY EARLY AND INFORMATIVE ARRIVAL OF ADULT ANAX JUNIUS IN ONTARIO (ODONATA: AESHNIDAE) (1975) (6)
A Quantitative Method for Assessing the Nuisance Caused by Non-biting Aquatic Insects (1966) (5)
The diel oviposition periodicity of the black fly, Simulium vittatum (1967) (5)
Occurrence of ovariolar dilatations in nulliparous mosquitoes. (1974) (5)
Diel periodicities of weather factors near the ground in a high arctic locality: Hazen Camp, Ellesmere Island, N.W.T. (1966) (5)
Further observations on diel periodicities of weather factors near the ground at Hazen Camp, Ellesmere Island, N.W.T. (1967) (5)
Odonata of the Cayman Islands: a review (1998) (5)
Biological control methods for community use. (1990) (4)
ENTOMOLOGICAL STUDIES FROM A HIGH TOWER IN MPANGA FOREST, UGANDA: XII. OBSERVATIONS ON EPHEMEROPTERA, ODONATA AND SOME OTHER ORDERS (2009) (4)
A brief history of odonatology (1991) (4)
THE FIRST RECORDED ARRIVAL OF ANAX JUNIUS, DRURY (ANISOPTERA: AESHNIDAE) IN EUROPE: A SCIENNTIST'S PERSPECTIVE (2000) (4)
The use of parasitic water-mites for age-grading female mosquitoes. (1970) (4)
Observations on the reproductive biology of Aedes (Ochlerotatus) fryeri (Theo.) (Diptera, Culicidae) (1975) (4)
Observations on the attachment of Simulium pupae to larvae of Odonata. (1962) (4)
OBSERVATIONS ON NOCTURNAL FLIGHT ACTIVITY IN SOME AFRICAN CULICIDAE (DIPTERA) (2009) (3)
Automatic devices for recording oviposition periodicity of mosquitoes in the laboratory. (1971) (3)
Occurrence and taxonomic significance of a palpal spine in larvae of Enallagma and other genera (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) (2001) (3)
The Arctic as an Environment for Research on Rhythms (1969) (3)
A note on the biting behaviour of the mosquito, Aedes ochraceus, in a village in Kenya. (1962) (3)
IDENTIFICATION OF ADULT MANSONIA (COQUILLETTIDIA) PSEUDOCONOPAS THEOBALD AND M. (C.) MACULIPENNIS THEOBALD (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) (2009) (2)
Reproductive behaviour of Odonata: the history of a mystery (2003) (2)
Ballistic defaecation by anisopteran larvae (Odonata): a way to increase foraging success? (2004) (2)
Nocturnal Flight Activity of Sylvan Culicidae and Tabanidae (Díptera) as indicated by Light-Traps: a Further Study. (2009) (2)
A NEW SPECIES OF AFRONURUS (EPHEMEROPTERA) AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH SIMULIUM IN UGANDA (2009) (2)
Asymmetry in Eocrepuscular Diel Periodicities of Insects (1965) (2)
Aedes (Stegomyia) opok sp. nov., a new species of mosquito from Uganda. (1962) (2)
Plant pests and their control: by Peter G. Fenemore (revised edition). Butterworths, London, 1984, xiv + 280 pp., price £15.00 soft cover, ISBN 0-407-00304-5 (1986) (1)
CORRIGENDA FOR VOLUME III OF “THE ODONATA OF CANADA AND ALASKA” (1975) (1979) (1)
John Scaife Armstrong: 1892-1977 (1978) (1)
Book review Crop protectionCrop protection in Northern Britain 1984: A.G. Channon (Compiler). Gemmell and Son, Ayr, x + 444 pp., price £15.00, ISBN 0260-485X (1986) (1)
ENTOMOLOGICAL STUDIES FROM A HIGH TOWER IN MPANGA FOREST, UGANDA: X. OBSERVATIONS ON SPHINGIDAE (LEPIDOPTERA) (2009) (1)
Convection Plumes from Trees. (1965) (1)
Bioregulators for pest control: Paul A. Hedin (Editor). ACS Symposium Series 276, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1985. xii + 540 PP. US$89.95. ISBN 0-8412-0910-3 (1986) (1)
Entomology — and how the West was won (1981) (0)
Pest Management in Ecological Perspective (1976) (0)
M. N. Bruton (ed.). 1989. Alternative life-history styles of animals. Dr W. Junk Publishers. xvii + 616 pages. ISBN 090-6193-662-4. Price: UK£129.00, US$215.00, Dfl 400 (hardback). (1990) (0)
SYMPOSIUM: SEASONALITY IN NEW ZEALAND INSECTS Chairman's Introductory Remarks (1978) (0)
The Insect World@@@Insect Life in the Tropics@@@Die Geradflugler Mitteleuropas (1958) (0)
William G. Eberhard (1986) (0)
Observations on the attachment of Simulium pupae [including S. damnosum Theo.] to larvae of Odonata [Zygonyx natalensis (Martin) in Uganda, attributed to local shortage of suitable pupation sites. (1962) (0)
Liberties with Language (1968) (0)
Biology of Dragonflies@@@Dragonflies (1960) (0)
Book Reviews of the "Northeastern Naturalist," Issue 10/4, 2003 (2003) (0)
Mick Gillies (1920–1999) (2000) (0)
The Role and Responsibility of the Entomological Society of Canada (1973) (0)
David Allen L Davies (2003) (0)
Observations on the swarming and mating of mosquitoes in Uganda (2009) (0)
Proceedings of the International Symposium on the conservation of dragonflies and their habitats : Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, 13-15 August 1993 (1995) (0)
Book Reviews (2000) (0)
The time elapsing between oviposition and biting in the mosquito Mansonia (Coquillettidia) fuscopennata (Theobald) (2009) (0)
Global protection of Odonata and their habitats (2004) (0)
THE ODONATA OF NUMIDIA, NORTHEASTERNALGERIA (2000) (0)
Palaearctic Dragonflies (1968) (0)
Sexual Selection and Animal Genitalia, William G. Eberhard. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1985), x, +244. Price £21.25 (1986) (0)
Addenda and Corrigenda: Volumes I and II (1975) (0)
WHO/VBC alternative methods of vector control: Toxorhynchites project. report of consultants’ visit to Dar es Salaam, 28 March to 21 April 1971. (2015) (0)

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