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The Concise Book of Owls: A Guide to Nature's Most Mysterious BirdsWhat makes owls unique among birds? The Concise Book of Owls, by award-winning writer-naturalist and historian Lochlainn Seabrook, readily answers this and many other questions concerning these enchanting beneficial raptors that make up nearly 2.5 percent of our planet's 10,000 avian species!Packed with fascinating...
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BeeswaxThis is the fourth edition of Beeswax, which has an updated candle-making section and more on wax casting and other useful wax information. Ron Brown is a well-known lecturer on beekeeping and is the author of several beekeeping books and pamphlets. In 1981 Beeswax...
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Loren Eiseley: Collected Essays on Evolution, Nature, and the Cosmos: A Library of America Boxed SetA modern Thoreau explores the mysteries of the universe in this deluxe collector's boxed set. To read Loren Eiseley (1907-1977) is to renew a sense of wonder at the miracles and paradoxes of evolution and the ever-changing diversity of life. At the height of...
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In the Company of Redwoods: An InterActive Guide to Learning 50 Redwood Community Plants through Hand TintingIn the Company of Redwoods is a book that kids, students, parents, teachers, artists, botanists and grandparents alike will love, for it makes it easy to learn the names, facts and faces of the understory plants most commonly associated with the Coast Redwood. It...
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The Brain: A User's GuideJoin New Scientist on a mind-expanding rollercoaster ride through intelligence, creativity, your unconscious and beyond.Congratulations! You're the proud owner of the most complex information processing device in the known universe. The human brain comes equipped with all sorts of useful design features, but also...
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Butterflies of Britain and Europe: A Photographic GuideAn authoritative photographic guide to the butterflies of Europe. Packed with beautiful photography, this is the definitive guide to all 482 species of European butterflies with additional information on over 60 species found in the far east of Europe, stretching as far as the...
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Turtles of the WorldOutstanding Academic Title for 2007, Choice MagazineFrom the familiar painted turtle basking on a log to the majestic long-lived giant tortoises, turtles are among the most fascinating animals on the planet. For many years Franck Bonin, Bernard Devaux, and Alain Dupré have traveled the...
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Burning Planet: The Story of Fire Through TimeRaging wildfires have devastated vast areas of California and Australia in recent years, and predictions are that we will see more of the same in coming years as a result of climate change. But this is nothing new. Since the dawn of life on...
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The Recursive Universe: Cosmic Complexity and the Limits of Scientific KnowledgeNo winners, no losers, and no end -- the Game of Life, also known simply as Life, is no ordinary computer game. Created by British mathematician John Horton Conway in 1970, Life debuted in Scientific American, where it was hailed as the key to...
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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly KillerWhy our cats are a danger to species diversity and human health In 1894, a lighthouse keeper named David Lyall arrived on Stephens Island off New Zealand with a cat named Tibbles. In just over a year, the Stephens Island Wren, a rare bird...
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The Passenger PigeonA haunting, beautifully illustrated memorial to this iconic extinct bird At the start of the nineteenth century, Passenger Pigeons were perhaps the most abundant birds on the planet, numbering literally in the billions. The flocks were so large and so dense that they blackened...
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Ten Thousand Birds: Ornithology Since DarwinA beautifully illustrated history of modern ornithology Ten Thousand Birds provides a thoroughly engaging and authoritative history of modern ornithology, tracing how the study of birds has been shaped by a succession of visionary and often-controversial personalities, and by the unique social and scientific...
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Über die Entstehung der Arten im Thier- und Pflanzen-Reich durch natürliche ZüchtungÜber die Entstehung der Arten im Thier- und Pflanzen-Reich durch natürliche ZüchtungDer vorliegende Text wurde anhand der Buchausgabe von 1863 so weit wie mglich originalgetreu wiedergegeben. Typographische Fehler wurden stillschweigend korrigiert. Es werden teils stark veraltete Formen verwendet (z.B. mittlem statt mittlerem; gyptier statt...
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In sloot en plasIn sloot en plasHet succes van het eerste deeltje dezer serie, de critiek, die zonder uitzondering gunstig en welwillend was, en de vele betuigingen van instemming door onze bekende natuurhistorici met onze plannen, hebben ons de zekerheid gegeven, dat wij geen werk verrichten, waarvoorzooals...
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Darwinism stated by Darwin himselfDarwinism stated by Darwin himself - Characteristic passages from the writings of Charles DarwinWhile these selections can not but be useful to those who are perfectly familiar with the writings of Darwin, they are designed especially for those who know little, or nothing, about...
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The Ohio naturalist, Vol. 1, No. 4, February 1901The Ohio naturalist, Vol. 1, No. 4, February 1901A journal devoted more especially to the natural history of Ohio. The official organ of The Biological Club of the Ohio State University. Published monthly during the academic year, from November to June (8 numbers). Price...
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Darwin's biologische meesterwerken v. 4De afstamming van den mensch en de seksueele teeltkeus (deel 1 van 2)Aard der bewijzen, die betrekking hebben op s menschen oorsprong.Gelijkvormigheid van maaksel bij den mensch en de lagere diersoorten.Verschillende punten van overeenstemming.Ontwikkeling.Rudimentaire organen, spieren, zintuigen, haar, geslachtsdeelen, enz.Het gewicht van deze drie...
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Through a pocket lensThrough a pocket lensThe object of this little book is to show how much may be seen with an ordinary pocket lens, and with a simple microscope; and, as far as possible, to dispel the idea, far too common, especially among beginners, that no...
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A naturalist in MadagascarA naturalist in Madagascar - A record of observation, experiences, and impressions made during a period of over fifty years' intimate association with the natives and study of the animal & vegetable life of the islandTHE title of this book may perhaps be considered...
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The case against evolutionThe case against evolutionAs a result of recent investigations on the sex chromosomes and chromosome numbers in mammals, Theophilus S. Painter reaches the conclusions that polyploidy cannot be invoked to explain evolution within this class. After giving a table of chromosome numbers for 7...
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