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01928aam a2200361Ii 4500 001 94DBD12463F011E4A4D39B8FDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20220216010235 008 130926s2014 enkab b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2013481645 020 $a 1781251746 020 $a 9781781251744 035 $a (OCoLC)868082799 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d OCLCO $d CDX $d YDXCP $d YAM $d DLC $d OBE $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d AU@ $d IUL $d SILO 050 00 $a QH353 $b .T46 2014 100 1 $a Thompson, Ken, $d 1954- $e author. 245 10 $a Where do camels belong? : $b the story and science of invasive species / $c Ken Thompson. 264 1 $a London : $b Profile Books, $c 2014. 300 $a vii, 262 pages : $b illustrations, map ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-242) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction : where do camels belong? -- Species on the move -- A short history of nativeness -- First some bad news -- Guilty as charged? -- If it's nice, it must be native -- A short course in ecology -- Spotting the bad guys -- Out of control -- No going back -- Levelling the playing field -- Five myths about invasions -- Where do we go from here? 520 $a Where do camels belong? In the Arab world may seem the obvious answer, but they are relative newcomers there. They evolved in North America, retain their greatest diversity in South America, and the only remaining wild dromedaries are in Australia. This instructive and controversial book delivers unexpected answers. 650 0 $a Introduced organisms. 650 0 $a Biological invasions. 650 0 $a Animals $x Dispersal. 650 0 $a Plants $x Dispersal. 650 0 $a Biogeography $x Climatic factors. 650 0 $a Paleobiogeography. 650 0 $a Biodiversity conservation. 941 $a 1 952 $l PRAX771 $d 20141104015017.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=94DBD12463F011E4A4D39B8FDAD10320 994 $a Z0 $b IODInitiate Another SILO Locator Search