Ecoviews : snakes, snails, and environmental tales / Whit Gibbons, Anne R. Gibbons ; foreword by John Cairns, Jr
| Author(s): | Gibbons, Whit, 1939- |
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| Subjects: | Natural history Ecology Human ecology |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, c1998 |
| LC Classification: | Q, QH |
| Table of Contents: | Foreword Preface Acknowledgments 1. Do Trees Own Themselves? Thoughts to Ponder 1 2. Wanderlust, Cannibals, and Chemical Warfare: Amazing Animal Acts 23 3. Why Did the Turtle Cross the Road? Research Questions and Occasional Answers 49 4. Not All the Answers Are Black-and-White: The World of Sight and Scent 81 5. Ever Smoke a Colorado Toad? On the Lighter Side of Ecology 101 6. Barbershop Ecology: True Tales Worth Telling 119 7. In Your Own Backyard: Exploring Nature's Wonders 147 8. Time to Put Out the Night Light: In Our Opinion 171 Index 193 |
| Additional Authors: | Gibbons, Anne R., 1947- |
| Notes: | LCCN: 97037826 ISBN: 0817309195 (pbk. : alk. paper) Includes index |
| Physical Description: | xx, 200 p. : ill. ; 22 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 37546836 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0817309195 |