02722nam 2200709Ia 450 991081683790332120200520144314.01-383-04608-51-282-26865-197866122686560-19-156828-710.1093/oso/9780199561650.001.0001(CKB)1000000000788809(EBL)472076(OCoLC)437414430(SSID)ssj0000212392(PQKBManifestationID)11184572(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000212392(PQKBWorkID)10137413(PQKB)11399656(Au-PeEL)EBL472076(CaPaEBR)ebr10329650(CaONFJC)MIL226865(MiAaPQ)EBC472076(OCoLC)1406788125(StDuBDS)9781383046083(EXLCZ)99100000000078880920090204d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNotebooks from New Guinea field notes of a tropical biologist /Vojtech Novotny ; translated from the Czech by David Short ; illustrated by Benson Avea Bego1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20091 online resource (269 p.)Oxford scholarship onlineFormerly CIP.UkPreviously issued in print: 2009.0-19-960964-0 0-19-956165-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexVojtech 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.Oxford scholarship online.EcologyPapua New GuineaButterfliesPapua New GuineaPlantsPapua New GuineaEcologyButterfliesPlants577.09953578.09953Novotny Vojtech1696000MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816837903321Notebooks from New Guinea4082425UNINA