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Costa Rican Natural History - With 174 Contributors - cover

Costa Rican Natural History - With 174 Contributors

Daniel H. Janzen

Casa editrice: The University of Chicago Press

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This volume is a synthesis of existing knowledge about the flora and fauna of Costa Rica. The major portion of the book consists of detailed accounts of agricultural species, vegetation, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, and insects. "This is an extraordinary, virtually unique work. . . . The tremendous amount of original, previously unpublished, firsthand information is remarkable."—Peter H. Raven, Director, Missouri Botanical Garden "An essential resource for anyone interested in tropical biology. . . . It can be used both as an encyclopedia—a source of facts on specific organisms—and as a source of ideas and generalizations about tropical ecology."—Alan P. Smith, Ecology
Disponibile da: 14/12/2018.
Lunghezza di stampa: 2137 pagine.

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