When a good friend with a severe illness wrote, asking if he might have his “green burial” at the author’s hunting camp in Maine, it inspired the biologist to investigate a subject that had long fascinated him. How exactly does the animal world deal with the flip side of the lif…
Ecology of predator-prey interactions
"This volume, edited by Pedro Barbosa and Ignacio Castellanos, examines the role of predation as a force that shapes the behavior, ecology, and evolution of vertebrate and invertebrate species. It is the first text to take a comprehensive and holistic view of the ecology of pred…
The polar bear, king of the Arctic, is one of the world's most recognizable animals. Images of the majestic beasts roaming across the ice cap, plunging into frigid waters, and playing with furry cubs have come to symbolize the beauty and grandeur of the Arctic. The author and th…