Bibliograph

A naturalist at large, the best essays of Bernd Heinrich, Bernd Heinrich

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A naturalist at large, the best essays of Bernd Heinrich, Bernd Heinrich

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A naturalist at large

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1027733187

Responsibility statement

Bernd Heinrich

Sub title

the best essays of Bernd Heinrich

Summary

"From the acclaimed scientist and writer, essays collected for the first time in book form, on ravens and other birds, insects, trees, elephants, and more: once again 'passionate observations [that] superbly mix memoir and science.'(New York Times)"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Life in the soil -- Rock-solid foundation -- The spreading chestnut tree -- When the bough bends -- O Tannenbaum -- Reading tree leaves -- Hot- and cold-blooded moths -- Woolly and wondrous -- Winter guests -- Arctic bumblebees -- Beating the heat, and killing with heat -- Bee-lining vs. bee homing -- Beetles and blooms -- Cooperative undertaking : teaming with mites -- Whirligig beetles : quick paddlers -- Ravens on my mind -- A birdbrain nevermore -- Ravens and the inaccessible -- Phoebe diary -- Conversation with a sapsucker -- Hawk watching -- Kinglets' realm of cold -- The diabolical nightjar -- Nutcracker sweets -- Hibernation, insulation and caffeination -- Cohabiting with elephants : a browsing relationship -- The hunt : a matter of perspective -- Endurance predator -- Synchronicity : amplifying the signal -- What bees and flowers know -- Curious yellow : a foray into iris behavior -- Twists and turns -- Birds coloring their eggs -- Birds, bees, and beauty : adaptive aesthetics -- Seeing the light in the forest

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