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Format: 278 S. , überw. Ill.

Edition: 1. ed.

ISBN: 0674019156

Language: English

Subjects: Biology

Keywords: Tropen ; Wirbellose ; Bildband

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Format: 1 CD-ROM , 12 cm

Series Statement: Pheidole in the New World : a dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus / Edward Osborne Wilson

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Language: English

Keywords: CD-ROM

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Format: 1 online resource (313 p.) : , 87 color illustrations, 43 halftones

ISBN: 9780674060845 , 9783110261189

Content: Once in a great while, as the New York Times noted recently, a naturalist writes a book that changes the way people look at the living world. John James Audubon's Birds of America, published in 1838, was one. Roger Tory Peterson's 1934 Field Guide to the Birds was another. How does such insight into nature develop?Pioneering a new niche in the study of plants and animals in their native habitat, Field Notes on Science and Nature allows readers to peer over the shoulders and into the notebooks of a dozen eminent field workers, to study firsthand their observational methods, materials, and fleeting impressions.What did George Schaller note when studying the lions of the Serengeti? What lists did Kenn Kaufman keep during his 1973 "big year"? How does Piotr Naskrecki use relational databases and electronic field notes? In what way is Bernd Heinrich's approach "truly Thoreauvian," in E. O. Wilson's view? Recording observations in the field is an indispensable scientific skill, but researchers are not generally willing to share their personal records with others. Here, for the first time, are reproductions of actual pages from notebooks. And in essays abounding with fascinating anecdotes, the authors reflect on the contexts in which the notes were taken.Covering disciplines as diverse as ornithology, entomology, ecology, paleontology, anthropology, botany, and animal behavior, Field Notes offers specific examples that professional naturalists can emulate to fine-tune their own field methods, along with practical advice that amateur naturalists and students can use to document their adventures.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Foreword -- , Introduction -- , 1. The Pleasure of Observing -- , 2. Untangling the Bank -- , 3. One and a Half Cheers for List-Keeping -- , 4. A Reflection of the Truth -- , 5. Linking Researchers across Generations -- , 6. The Spoken and the Unspoken -- , 7. In the Eye of the Beholder -- , 8. Why Sketch? -- , 9. The Evolution and Fate of Botanical Field Books -- , 10. Note-Taking for Pencilophobes -- , 11. Letters to the Future -- , 12. Why Keep a Field Notebook? -- , Notes -- , Acknowledgments -- , Contributors -- , Index , Issued also in print. , Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. , In English.

In: E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2011, De Gruyter, 9783110261189

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In: E-BOOK PAKET SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2011, De Gruyter, 9783110261202

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In: Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013, De Gruyter, 9783110442205

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780674057579

Language: English

DOI: 10.4159/harvard.9780674060845

URL: https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674060845

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Format: Online-Ressource (320 S.) , Ill.

Content: Biographical note: CanfieldMichael R.: Michael R. Canfield is Lecturer on Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University.WilsonEdward O.: Edward O. Wilson is Pellegrino University Professor, Emeritus, at Harvard University. In addition to two Pulitzer Prizes (one of which he shares with Bert Hölldobler), Wilson has won many scientific awards, including the National Medal of Science and the Crafoord Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.HeinrichBernd: Bernd Heinrich is Professor Emeritus of Biology at the University of Vermont. He has written several memoirs of his life in science and nature, including One Man’s Owl, and Ravens in Winter. Bumblebee Economics was twice a nominee for the American Book Award in Science, and A Year in the Maine Woods won the 1995 Rutstrum Authors’ Award for Literary Excellence.KramerKaren L.: Karen L. Kramer is Associate Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology, at Harvard University.RevealJames: NaskreckiPiotr: Piotr Naskrecki is Post-Doctoral Fellow in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Associate in Entomology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University.KitchingRoger: Roger Kitching is the chair of ecology at the Griffith School of Environment. He also heads the Arthropod Diversity Lab at Griffith University and the Biodiversity Research theme of the Centre of Innovative Conservation Strategies.

Content: Main description: Once in a great while, as the New York Times noted recently, a naturalist writes a book that changes the way people look at the living world. John James Audubon’s Birds of America, published in 1838, was one. Roger Tory Peterson’s 1934 Field Guide to the Birds was another. How does such insight into nature develop?Pioneering a new niche in the study of plants and animals in their native habitat, Field Notes on Science and Nature allows readers to peer over the shoulders and into the notebooks of a dozen eminent field workers, to study firsthand their observational methods, materials, and fleeting impressions.What did George Schaller note when studying the lions of the Serengeti? What lists did Kenn Kaufman keep during his 1973 0big year0? How does Piotr Naskrecki use relational databases and electronic field notes? In what way is Bernd Heinrich’s approach 0truly Thoreauvian,0 in E. O. Wilson’s view? Recording observations in the field is an indispensable scientific skill, but researchers are not generally willing to share their personal records with others. Here, for the first time, are reproductions of actual pages from notebooks. And in essays abounding with fascinating anecdotes, the authors reflect on the contexts in which the notes were taken.Covering disciplines as diverse as ornithology, entomology, ecology, paleontology, anthropology, botany, and animal behavior, Field Notes offers specific examples that professional naturalists can emulate to fine-tune their own field methods, along with practical advice that amateur naturalists and students can use to document their adventures.

Content: Main description: Pioneering a new niche in the study of plants and animals in their natural habitat, Field Notes on Science and Nature allows readers to peer over the shoulders and into the notebooks of a dozen eminent field workers, to study firsthand their observational methods, materials, and fleeting impressions.

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780674060845

Language: English

DOI: 10.4159/harvard.9780674060845

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674060845