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Author:

Gaddy, L. L.

Title:

Biodiversity : Przewalski's horse, Edna's trillium, the giant squid, and over 1.5 million other species / L.L. Gaddy.

Publisher:

University Press of America,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

x, 162 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Biological diversity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-149) and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Taxonomy: animal, mineral, or vegetable? Or did King Phillip call out four gallant soldiers? -- Biodiversity: an inordinate fondness for beetles: the variety of life on earth -- Paleobiology: large, winged creatures, seamonsters, and dinosaurs -- Biogeography: polar bears and penguins -- Evolution -- Population biology: size, age, death, and life history -- Microecology: territoriality, sex, and coexistence -- Macroecology: the big picture -- Conservation biology: abundance challenged -- What a piece of work is man?

ISBN:

9780761830894 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0761830898 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)60524147

LCCN:

2004115488

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)