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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460558703321

Autore

Constantz George <1947->

Titolo

Ice, fire, and nutcrackers : a Rocky Mountain ecology / / George Constantz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Salt Lake City, [Utah] : , : The University of Utah Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-60781-363-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (408 p.)

Disciplina

508.78

Soggetti

Natural history - Rocky Mountains

Mountain animals - Adaptation - Rocky Mountains

Mountain plants - Adaptation - Rocky Mountains

Mountain ecology - Rocky Mountains

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Nutcracker's Brain""; ""2. Lupine's Defense""; ""3. Paintbrush Parasites""; ""4. Eat Me!""; ""5. Lodgepole Cones""; ""6. Aspen Clones""; ""7. Sex-Reversed Katydids""; ""8. Optimizing Bumblebees""; ""9. Flickering Butterflies""; ""10. Axolotls""; ""11. Tadpole Kin""; ""12. Scent of a Mouse""; ""13. The Ultra-Overwinterer""; ""14. Hummingbirds Micromanage Their Energy""; ""15. Hay-Stacker""; ""16. Two Fat Marmots, One Fat Rock""; ""17. Intimidating Bitches""; ""18. The Counterintuitive Grizzly""; ""19. The Bearded Climber""; ""20. Antler Indicators""

""21. Rock Artists""""22. Themes""; ""23. Land Lines""; ""Epilogue""; ""Thank Yous""; ""Names of Plants and Animals""; ""Glossary""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""About The Author""