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California's frontier naturalists [[electronic resource] /] / Richard G. Beidleman
| California's frontier naturalists [[electronic resource] /] / Richard G. Beidleman |
| Autore | Beidleman Richard G |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (501 p.) |
| Disciplina | 508.794 |
| Soggetto topico |
Natural history - California
Scientific expeditions - California Naturalists - California - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american west
botany boundary surveys california david douglas death valley expedition explorers fieldwork frontier geological survey geology john fremont la perouse land development land management mexican war monterey natural sciences natural world naturalism naturalist nature nonfiction pacific northwest paleontology paolo botta plants railroads richard hinds sara lemmon science scientists settling the west thomas nuttall united states wild west wilderness william brewer zoology |
| ISBN |
0-520-92750-8
9786612356339 1-282-35633-X 1-59875-921-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Prelude -- Part 1. The Oceanic Expeditions -- Part 2. The Early Peripatetic Naturalists -- Part 3. The Overland Expeditions and Their Naturalists -- Part 4. Iron Horses and River Steamers -- Part 5. The California Geological Survey -- Part 6. Institutions and Naturalists -- Part 7. The Postwar Naturalists -- Selected References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783669403321 |
Beidleman Richard G
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2006 | ||
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Chuckwalla land [[electronic resource] ] : the riddle of California's desert / / David Rains Wallace
| Chuckwalla land [[electronic resource] ] : the riddle of California's desert / / David Rains Wallace |
| Autore | Wallace David Rains <1945-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
| Disciplina | 578.75409794 |
| Soggetto topico |
Desert biology - California
Deserts - California |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american southwest
arid biome biosphere botany cacti california conservation death valley desert animals desert plants desert earth sciences ecology ecosystem environment environmentalism extreme heat geology kelso dunes landscape life sciences natural history naturalist nature nonfiction paleobiology red rock canyon science wasteland zoology |
| ISBN |
1-283-27779-4
9786613277794 0-520-94866-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue. Bushes and Lizards -- 1. A Sphinx in Arcady -- 2. The Country of Dried Skin -- 3. A Cactus Heresy -- 4. The Creator's Dumping Ground -- 5. An Evolutionary Backwater -- 6. Anti-Darwinian Lacertilians -- 7. Descriptive Confusion -- 8. A Murderous Brood -- 9. Hopeful Monsters -- 10. An Old Earth-Feature -- 11. A Climatic Accident -- 12. An Evolutionary Frontier -- 13. A Neo-Darwinian Galapagos -- 14. Mexican Geneses -- 15. Desert Relicts -- 16. Madro-Tertiary Attitudes -- 17. A Friendly Land -- 18. Furry Paleontologists -- 19. Dawn Horses and Dinosaurs -- 20. Axelrod Antagonistes -- 21. The Midday Sun -- 22. Lacertilian Ambiguities -- 23. Xerothermic Invasions -- 24. Sand Swimmers -- 25. Axelrod Ascendant -- 26. An Evolutionary Museum -- 27. The Riddle of the Palms -- 28. Bushes and Camels -- 29. Axelrod Askew -- 30. Paradigms Postponed -- 31. The Falcon and the Shrikes -- Epilogue. The Sphinx's Lair -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781494003321 |
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Wallace David Rains <1945->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
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Chuckwalla land [[electronic resource] ] : the riddle of California's desert / / David Rains Wallace
| Chuckwalla land [[electronic resource] ] : the riddle of California's desert / / David Rains Wallace |
| Autore | Wallace David Rains <1945-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
| Disciplina | 578.75409794 |
| Soggetto topico |
Desert biology - California
Deserts - California |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american southwest
arid biome biosphere botany cacti california conservation death valley desert animals desert plants desert earth sciences ecology ecosystem environment environmentalism extreme heat geology kelso dunes landscape life sciences natural history naturalist nature nonfiction paleobiology red rock canyon science wasteland zoology |
| ISBN |
1-283-27779-4
9786613277794 0-520-94866-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue. Bushes and Lizards -- 1. A Sphinx in Arcady -- 2. The Country of Dried Skin -- 3. A Cactus Heresy -- 4. The Creator's Dumping Ground -- 5. An Evolutionary Backwater -- 6. Anti-Darwinian Lacertilians -- 7. Descriptive Confusion -- 8. A Murderous Brood -- 9. Hopeful Monsters -- 10. An Old Earth-Feature -- 11. A Climatic Accident -- 12. An Evolutionary Frontier -- 13. A Neo-Darwinian Galapagos -- 14. Mexican Geneses -- 15. Desert Relicts -- 16. Madro-Tertiary Attitudes -- 17. A Friendly Land -- 18. Furry Paleontologists -- 19. Dawn Horses and Dinosaurs -- 20. Axelrod Antagonistes -- 21. The Midday Sun -- 22. Lacertilian Ambiguities -- 23. Xerothermic Invasions -- 24. Sand Swimmers -- 25. Axelrod Ascendant -- 26. An Evolutionary Museum -- 27. The Riddle of the Palms -- 28. Bushes and Camels -- 29. Axelrod Askew -- 30. Paradigms Postponed -- 31. The Falcon and the Shrikes -- Epilogue. The Sphinx's Lair -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822291303321 |
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Wallace David Rains <1945->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The great basin [[electronic resource] ] : a natural prehistory / / Donald K. Grayson
| The great basin [[electronic resource] ] : a natural prehistory / / Donald K. Grayson |
| Autore | Grayson Donald K |
| Edizione | [Rev. and expanded ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (433 p.) |
| Disciplina | 508.79 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GraysonDonald K |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology, Stratigraphic - Pleistocene
Geology, Stratigraphic - Holocene Geology - Great Basin Paleontology - Great Basin Indians of North America - Great Basin - Antiquities Paleo-Indians - Great Basin |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american west
animals archaeological sites archaeology biogeography bison bonneville salt flats botany california climate death valley ecosystem environment environmentalism geology glaciers great basin great salt lake history indigenous people lake cores lake tahoe lakes natural history nature nevada oregon packrat middens paleontology rivers science tree rings utah wildlife |
| ISBN |
1-283-27782-4
9786613277824 0-520-94871-8 |
| Classificazione | NAT011000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The Great Basins -- pt. 2. Some Ice Age background -- pt. 3. The late Ice Age Great Basin -- pt. 4. The last 10,000 years -- pt. 5. Great Basin archaeology -- pt. 6. Conclusions. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789634603321 |
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Grayson Donald K
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| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The great basin [[electronic resource] ] : a natural prehistory / / Donald K. Grayson
| The great basin [[electronic resource] ] : a natural prehistory / / Donald K. Grayson |
| Autore | Grayson Donald K |
| Edizione | [Rev. and expanded ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (433 p.) |
| Disciplina | 508.79 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GraysonDonald K |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology, Stratigraphic - Pleistocene
Geology, Stratigraphic - Holocene Geology - Great Basin Paleontology - Great Basin Indians of North America - Great Basin - Antiquities Paleo-Indians - Great Basin |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american west
animals archaeological sites archaeology biogeography bison bonneville salt flats botany california climate death valley ecosystem environment environmentalism geology glaciers great basin great salt lake history indigenous people lake cores lake tahoe lakes natural history nature nevada oregon packrat middens paleontology rivers science tree rings utah wildlife |
| ISBN |
1-283-27782-4
9786613277824 0-520-94871-8 |
| Classificazione | NAT011000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The Great Basins -- pt. 2. Some Ice Age background -- pt. 3. The late Ice Age Great Basin -- pt. 4. The last 10,000 years -- pt. 5. Great Basin archaeology -- pt. 6. Conclusions. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826955703321 |
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Grayson Donald K
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| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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