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Autore |
Novotny Vojtech |
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Titolo |
Notebooks from New Guinea : field notes of a tropical biologist / / Vojtech Novotny ; translated from the Czech by David Short ; illustrated by Benson Avea Bego |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-383-04608-5 |
1-282-26865-1 |
9786612268656 |
0-19-156828-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (269 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ecology - Papua New Guinea |
Butterflies - Papua New Guinea |
Plants - Papua New Guinea |
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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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Formerly CIP. |
Previously issued in print: 2009. |
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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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Contents; A Note on the English Translation; By Way of Introduction; Island of a Thousand Tongues and a Wild, Wild Landscape; Old and New Customs of a Tribal Society; How to Do Science in Papua New Guinea; In Conclusion: Travel Report; About the author; About the translator; About the illustrator; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Vojtech Novotny - a leading tropical biologist - is based in Papua New Guinea, one of the world's last wild frontiers. In this unique and engaging collection of notes and reflections, he brings to life with warmth and wisdom the place, the people, the doing of science deep in the jungle, and the curious antics of Westerners. |
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