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Unnatural Habitat
The Native and Exotic Wildlife of Los Angeles
Erstverkaufstag: 11.07.2024
Langbeschreibung
"A guide to the ecosystem famously known as Los Angeles, from a field biologist and longtime San Gabriel Valley resident"--
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: The Hollow EcosystemI Stars of Suburbia1. Palms Up, and Down2. Winged Gemstones3. Painted Beauties among the Flowers4. Peacocks Rule This Roost5. Cats Great and Small6. The SpectacleII Dangerous, or Misunderstood?7. Wily and Wildly Successful8. Beloved Cuddly Killers9. Little Chewers10. Don’t Let the Green Grass Fool You11. All That Rattles and Slithers12. ArachnophiliaIII Their Last Stand13. The (Once) Mighty Oak14. Silent Suburbia15. Live Forever . . . to Be Poached16. Pollinators on Life SupportIV Backyard Visitors17. Aerial Hunters in the Backyard18. Not Even the Squirrels Belong19. Not Your Average Bear20. Love ’Em or Hate ’Em21. Dumpster Divers and Backyard StinkersV Remarkable Neighbors22. The Smart Ones23. Sage Advice24. Lounge Lizards25. The Family Tortoise26. Worms, Snails, and Other Creepy-CrawliesConclusionAcknowledgmentsFurther ReadingAbout the Author
Craig Stanford is a biologist and anthropologist at the University of Southern California. He is known for his long-term field research on wild chimpanzees in East Africa, and for his many field studies of highly endangered turtles and tortoises in Asia and Latin America. He has published nearly twenty books and hundreds of articles about animal behavior, human origins, and environmental issues. Stanford is a long-time resident of the Pasadena area in Southern California.
ISBN-13:
9781597146395
Veröffentl:
2024
Erscheinungsdatum:
11.07.2024
Seiten:
256
Autor:
Craig Stanford
Format:
215x139x0 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
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