Wildlife Research

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Nigel Dudley
Arguments for Protected Areas: Multiple Benefits for Conservation and Use
Most protected areas (e.g.national parks and nature reserves) have been created to protect wildlife and land- and seascape values. They currently cover over 13% of the world's land surface, around 12% of marine coastal areas and 4% of the marine shelf. Retaining and expanding these areas in the futu...
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Linda Kalof
The Animals Reader
The Animals Reader brings together classic and contemporary writings from philosophy, ethics, sociology, cultural studies, anthropology, environmental studies, history, law and science. Providing readers with both an understanding of the multidisciplinary field of animal studies and a clear sense o...
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Paul D. Kyle
Chimney Swifts: America's Mysterious Birds above the Fireplace (Volume 37) (Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series)
From the curious sounds of baby swifts chattering in the chimney to the awe-inspiring sight of birds entering their roost at dusk, like smoke swirling back into the flue, Chimney Swifts have captured the imagination of many generations of North Americans. These sleek birds with crescent-shaped win...
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Michal Segoli
Life History Evolution: Traits, Interactions, and Applications
Provides a timely and authoritative account of Life History Evolution by a multidisciplinary team of scholars and researchers from around the world Life History Evolution: Traits, Interactions, and Applications presents a cutting-edge synthesis of the mechanisms driving life history strategies that...
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Franklin W. Dixon
Return to Black Bear Mountain (Hardy Boys Adventures)
Brother detectives Frank and Joe face the dangers of Black Bear Mountain once again in the twentieth book in the thrilling Hardy Boys Adventures series. Frank and Joe are back on Black Bear Mountain, the scene of a previous wilderness adventure and mind-bending mystery. This time, the brothers are...
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Sylvia A. Earle
Ocean: An Illustrated Atlas
Detailing a mysterious realm that’s as vital to our existence as the air we breathe, this new atlas immerses readers in the wonders of the deep through more than 250 up-to-the-minute maps, photographs, and satellite images. Deep-sea pioneer and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia A. E...
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Dan Brockington
Celebrity and the Environment: Fame, Wealth and Power in Conservation
The battle to save the world is being joined by a powerful new group of warriors. Celebrities are lending their name to conservation causes, and conservation itself is growing its own stars to fight and speak for nature. In this timely and essential book, Dan Brockington argues that this alliance gr...
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Frédéric Laugrand
Hunters, Predators and Prey: Inuit Perceptions of Animals
Inuit hunting traditions are rich in perceptions, practices and stories relating to animals and human beings. The authors examine key figures such as the raven, an animal that has a central place in Inuit culture as a creator and a trickster, and qupirruit , a category consisting of insects and oth...
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Meave Leakey
The Sediments Of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past
"Extraordinary . . . This inspirational autobiography stands among the finest scientist memoirs." — New York Times Book Review , Editors' Choice Meave Leakey’s thrilling, high-stakes memoir—written with her daughter Samira—encapsulates her distinguished life and career on the front lines ...
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Chris Smith
A Field Guide to the Birds of Mongolia
The species are clearly illustrated in over 154 plates, showing plumage variation between sexes, seasons, and age classes, as well as the upperside and underside of birds in flight. Common, scientific, and Mongolian names are given for each species. The main identifying features of each species are ...
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John Sheail
Nature's Spectacle
National parks have always been an emotive and iconic symbol, ever since the first parks of the modern era were created in the mid-nineteenth century. This book, based on original research, delves deeply into their character and significance, and the larger context in which they developed. The book...
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Peter Adriaens
Gulls of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East: An Identification Guide
A comprehensive photographic guide to the gull species of the Western Palearctic Gulls occupy a particularly important place in the world of birds. But because they are notoriously difficult to identify, they have been relatively neglected in the ornithological literature. Gulls of Europe, North ...
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Sonja Swift
Echo Loba, Loba Echo: Of Wisdom, Wolves and Women
A unique look at the cultural, environmental, historical, literary, metaphorical, and political role of the wolf. Echo Loba, Loba Echo is a story about the metaphor of the wolf and how this is echoed in the lives and minds of people. A metaphor that embodies worldviews colliding, and the collision,...
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Janice Aski
Loose Leaf for Avanti!
Informed by second-language acquisition research, the Avanti! program for introductory Italian is known for its focused approach and flexible content, its emphasis on communicative competence, its opportunities for recycling, and its exploration of culture. With Avanti! , students begin to learn ...
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Timothy C. Hohn
Curatorial Practices for Botanical Gardens
This breakthrough handbook for botanical garden and arboretum curators (and curators in training) has now been expanded and updated fifteen years after the last edition was published. The new edition includes up-to-date information and methods for the preservation and conservation of plants and th...
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Richard Frankham
Introduction to Conservation Genetics
This impressive author team brings the wealth of advances in conservation genetics into the new edition of this introductory text, including new chapters on Population Genomics and Genetic Issues in Introduced and Invasive Species. They continue the strong learning features for students - main point...
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Andrew Thompson
Echinococcus and Echinococcosis, Part A (Volume 95) (Advances in Parasitology, Volume 95)
Echinococcus and Echinococcosis Part A and B  present a complete synthesis on what is known about the parasitic cestode echinococcus and the disease it causes, echinococcosis (Hydatid Disease), also demonstrating that in addition to its medical, veterinary, and economic significance, it is an int...
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James K. Agee
Fire Ecology of Pacific Northwest Forests
The structure of most virgin forests in the western United States reflects a past disturbance history that includes forest fire. James K. Agee, an expert in the emergent field of fire ecology, analyzes the ecological role of fire in the creation and maintenance of natural western forests, focusing p...
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Ricardo Rozzi
Magellanic Sub-Antarctic Ornithology: The First Decade of Long-Term Bird Studies at the Omora Ethnobotanical Park, Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve, Chile
The first synthesis of current knowledge of forest and wetland birds in the world’s southernmost forests, this book contains both original work by Rozzi and Jiménez and the results of a decade of research conducted by the scientists associated with the Omora Park. The first part is a guide to the...
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Ted J. Rulseh
Ripple Effects: How We're Loving Our Lakes to Death
Lakes are among the Upper Midwest’s greatest treasures and most valuable natural resources. The Great Lakes define the region, and thousands of smaller lakes offer peace, joy, and recreation to millions. And yet, in large part because of the numbers of people who enjoy the local waterways, the lak...
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