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UNINA9910453716503321 |
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Haber Gordon C |
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Among wolves : Gordon Haber's insights into Alaska's most misunderstood animal / / Dr. Gordon Haber and Marybeth Holleman |
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Fairbanks, AK : , : University of Alaska Press, , [2013] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (313 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Wolves - Alaska |
Naturalists - Alaska |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Epilogue - From Bad to Worse: An Update on Haber's Wolves; Introduction - Scientist and Advocate for Alaska's Wolves; The First Two Years of Life of an Alaska Wolf; Chapter 1 - My Good Fortune: Working among Alaska's Wolves; Snapshot: Savage River Wolves-Gary Baker; Snapshot: Flying Gordon-Troy Dunn; Chapter 2 - The Heart of Wolf Society: Wolf Family Bonds; Snapshot: First Snow-Johnny Johnson; Snapshot: A True Field Scientist-Troy Dunn; Chapter 3 - A New Biological Year: Attending Young Pups; Snapshot: Teklanika Den-Karen Deatherage |
Chapter 4 - It Takes a Family: Raising Pups CooperativelySnapshot: Son-Troy Dunn; Chapter 5 - Going with the Flow: The Daily Lives of Wolves; Snapshot: Just One More Turn-Troy Dunn; Chapter 6 - Why Wolves Howl: The Many Social Values; Snapshot: A Sign of Intelligence-Johnny Johnson; Color plates; Snapshot: Passing By-Troy Dunn; Chapter 7 - Hunting Traditions: Wolves, Their Prey, and Scavenging; Snapshot: Pups at a Sheep Kill-Priscilla Feral; Chapter 8 - Toklat's Switch to Hares: Survivors Seize an Opportunity; Snapshot: Toklat's Hare Hunting-Troy Dunn |
Chapter 9 - Companions and Competitors: Ravens, Bears, and Other WildlifeSnapshot: Wolves with Bears-Troy Dunn; Chapter 10 - Natural Fearlessness: Wolves and People in Denali National Park; Snapshot: Dr. |
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Gordon Haber-Jonathan B. Jarvis; Snapshot: The Hamburger Drop-Johnny Johnson; Chapter 11 - Park Wolves in Danger: The Denali Buffer Solution; Journal Notes: State-Snared Wolves, 1994; Snapshot: This Guy Is Hard Core-Joel Bennett; Snapshot: Mortality Call-Barbara Brease; Chapter 12 - Gone Awry: Alaska's Wolf-Killing Programs; Journal Notes: Snowmachine Hunt |
Snapshot: Wolf Summit-Priscilla FeralSnapshot: Picking Pilots-Troy Dunn; Chapter 13 - Endangered Species: The Problem with Delisting Northern Rockies Wolves; Snapshot: Scientist as Advocate-Rick Steiner; Chapter 14 - Toklat's High Value: The Case for Unexploited Wolf Groups; Snapshot: Last Phone Call-Barbara Brease; Significant Findings of Gordon Haber's Wolf Research; References; Acknowledgments; Index |
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Alaska's wolves lost their fiercest advocate, Gordon Haber, when his research plane crashed in Denali National Park in 2009. Passionate, tenacious, and occasionally brash, Haber, a former hockey player and park ranger, devoted his life to Denali's wolves.He weathered brutal temperatures in the wild to document the wolves and provided exceptional insights into wolf behavior. Haber's writings and photographs reveal an astonishing degree of cooperation between wolf family members as they hunt, raise pups, and play, social behaviors and traditions previously unknown. With the wolves at risk of bei |
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UNINA9910457694903321 |
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Titolo |
Archetypes and motifs in folklore and literature : a handbook / / Jane Garry and Hasan El-Shamy, editors |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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1-351-57616-X |
1-315-09712-5 |
1-280-93418-2 |
1-78034-138-5 |
9786610934188 |
0-7656-2212-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (551 p.) |
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Folklore |
Folk literature - Themes, motives |
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First published 2005 by M.E. Sharpe. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; How to Use This Book; About the Editors and Contributors; A Mythological Motifs; B Mythical Ani mals; C Ta b u; D Magic; E The Dead; F Marvels; G Ogres; H Te s t s; J The Wise and the Foolish; K Deceptions; L Reversal of Fortune; M Ordaining the Future; N Chance and Fate; P Society; Q Rewards and Punishments; R Captives and Fugitives; S Unnatural Cruelty; T Sex; U Nature of Life; Z Miscellaneous; Index |
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"This is an authoritative presentation and discussion of the most basic thematic elements universally found in folklore and literature. The reference provides a detailed analysis of the most common archetypes or motifs found in the folklore of selected communities around the world. Each entry is written by a noted authority in the field, and includes accompanying reference citations. Entries are keyed to the Motif-Index of Folk Literature by Stith Thompson and grouped according to that Index's scheme. The reference also includes an introductory essay on the concepts of archetypes and motifs and the |
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scholarship associated with them. This is the only book in English on motifs and themes that is completely folklore oriented, deals with motif numbers, and is tied to the Thompson Motif-Index. It includes in-depth examination of such motifs as: Bewitching; Chance and Fate; Choice of Roads; Death or Departure of the Gods; the Double; Ghosts and Other Revenants; the Hero Cycle; Journey to the Otherworld; Magic Invulnerability; Soothsayer; Transformation; Tricksters."--Provided by publisher. |
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