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UNINA9910462981503321 |
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Titolo |
Into the night : tales of nocturnal wildlife expeditions / / edited by Rick A. Adams |
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Boulder : , : University Press of Colorado, , 2013 |
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1-4920-0048-5 |
1-60732-270-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (207 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Biologists |
Biology - Fieldwork |
Natural history - Fieldwork |
Naturalists |
Nocturnal animals |
Scientific expeditions |
Wildlife watching |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface / Rick A. Adams -- Waiting for Long-eared Owls / Stephen R. Jones -- African Nights Among Fruit Bats, Fig Trees, and Elephants / Frank J. Bonaccorso -- Undersea at Night in Darwin's Galapagos / Christina Allen -- Rocky Mountain Nights / Rick A. Adams -- Nights along the Equator / Ann Kohlhaas -- Do Not Go Gentle into that Tropical Night / Lee Dyer -- Nights: from south to north, hot to cold / James C. Halfpenny -- Volcanoes & Fruitbats : Fear & Loafing on Montserrat / Scott C. Pedersen. |
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"This entertaining collection of essays from professional scientists and naturalists provides an enlightening look at the lives of field biologists with a passion for the hidden world of nocturnal wildlife. Into the Night explores the harrowing, fascinating, amusing, and largely unheard personal experiences of scientists willing to forsake the safety of daylight to document the natural history of these uniquely adapted |
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animals. Contributors tell of confronting North American bears, cougars, and rattlesnakes; suffering red ctenid spider bites in the tropical rain forest; swimming through layers of feeding-frenzied hammerhead sharks in the Galapagos; evading the wrath of African bull elephants in South Africa; and delighting in the curious and gentle nature of foxes and unconditional acceptance by a family of owls. They describe "fire in the sky" across a treeless tundra, a sea ablaze with bioluminescent algae, nighttime earthquakes on the Pacific Rim, and hurricanes and erupting volcanoes on a Caribbean island. Into the Night reveals rare and unexpected insights into nocturnal field research, illuminating experiences, discoveries, and challenges faced by intrepid biologists studying nature's nightly marvels across the globe. This volume will be of interest to scientists and general readers alike"-- |
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UNINA9910791737503321 |
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Autore |
Hately-Broad Barbara |
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War and welfare [[electronic resource] ] : British POW families, 1939-45 / / Barbara Hately-Broad |
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Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2009 |
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1-84779-726-1 |
1-78170-235-7 |
1-84779-305-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (303 p.) |
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World War, 1939-1945 - Prisoners and prisons, British |
Families of prisoners of war - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Families of prisoners of war - Government policy - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
World War, 1939-1945 - Social aspects - Great Britain |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
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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Nota di contenuto |
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9780719078545; 9780719078545; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. 'No such useless |
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appendage' -the state and service families before 1939; 2. 'An untidy arrangement' - service Family and Dependants' Allowances, 1939 to 1945; 3. 'Dead, missing or prisoner of war?'- classifying men lost in action; 4. 'The fortunes of war' - uncertainty and economic hardship; 5. 'Nobody would tell you anything'- official secrets and bureaucratic misinformation; 6. 'By ourselves, for ourselves' -unofficial information, self-help and charities |
7. 'The rate for the job' - debate son postwar service allowancesConclusions; Bibliography; Index |
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During the Second World War, some 250,000 British servicemen were taken captive by either the Axis powers or the Japanese. As a result of this, their wives and families became completely dependent on the military and civil authorities. This book examines the experiences of the millions of service dependents created by total war. The book then focuses on the most disadvantaged elements of this group - the wives, children and dependents of men taken prisoner- and the changes brought about by the exigencies of total war. Further chapters reflect on how these families organised to lobby government |
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