The brown recluse is a fascinating spider very well adapted to dwelling in houses and other buildings. Because of this quality and the ghastly reputation associated with the medical consequences of its bite, it has become infamous throughout North America. Although recluse spide…
The brown recluse is a fascinating spider very well adapted to dwelling in houses and other buildings. Because of this very quality and the ghastly reputation associated with the medical consequences of its bite, it has become infamous throughout North America. Although recluse …
The Nature Rx movement is changing campus life. Offering alternative ways to deal with the stress that students are under, these programs are redefining how to provide students with the best possible environment in which to be healthy, productive members of the academic communit…
"Parrots comprise one of the most endangered groups of birds, with a growing number of species nearing extinction. The purpose of this book is to bring together information on species that have become extinct in historical times with information on species that are in danger of …
"Global warming and human-driven impacts from logging, natural gas drilling, mining of oil sands, and the development of hydropower increasingly threaten North America's northern forests. These forests are far from being a uniform environment; close inspection reveals that the c…
"This book presents facts about Costa Rica's insects and their evolutionary history. The photographs serve as a tool to help identify the insects a visitor to Costa Rica is likely to encounter and show the morphological adaptations, survival strategies, and interlocking roles in…
Thinking whimsically makes serious science accessible. That's a message that should be taken to heart by all readers who want to learn about evolution. This work invites readers into serious appreciation of Darwinian histories by deploying the playful thinking found in children'…
Thinking whimsically makes serious science accessible. That's a message that should be taken to heart by all readers who want to learn about evolution. This work invites readers into serious appreciation of Darwinian histories by deploying the playful thinking found in children'…
Thinking whimsically makes serious science accessible. That's a message that should be taken to heart by all readers who want to learn about evolution. This work invites readers into serious appreciation of Darwinian histories by deploying the playful thinking found in children'…
Thinking whimsically makes serious science accessible. That's a message that should be taken to heart by all readers who want to learn about evolution. This work invites readers into serious appreciation of Darwinian histories by deploying the playful thinking found in children'…
Thinking whimsically makes serious science accessible. That's a message that should be taken to heart by all readers who want to learn about evolution. This work invites readers into serious appreciation of Darwinian histories by deploying the playful thinking found in children'…