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Description: |
xi, 816 pages : illustrations (black- & -white), maps, photographs ; 28 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: 1. Searchers on that rich coast : Costa Rican field biology, 1400-1980 -- 2. The Central American dispersal route : biotic history and palaeogeography -- 3. Climate -- 4. Geology -- 5. Soils -- 6. Agriculture -- 7. Plants -- 8. Reptiles and amphibians -- 9. Mammals -- 10. Birds -- 11. Insects. |
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Language Note: |
Text in American English. |
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Index - Uncontrolled: |
Costa Rica Natural history |
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Name Added Entry: |
Janzen, Daniel H., editor. |