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Description: |
x, 297 pages : illustrations, charts, portraits ; 25 cm |
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General Note: |
"This book is about the unusual experiences in the life of a pioneering animal ecologist and the challenges he faced that helped shape his impassioned ecological views and his love and understanding of nature." |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Preface -- Grandparents -- Father -- Mother -- Brothers -- Lincoln Highway just west of Davis -- Jackrabbits and "shadow" in my life -- Some early years -- Origin of a biologist -- Sports -- Various jobs -- My health -- auto accident -- Leaving home -- Wedding bells -- Early married years -- When is a house a home? -- World War II -- Finishing at UMich -- UC Davis -- San Joaquin experimental range (SJER) -- Academic experiences -- Seeing the world -- New Zealand experiences -- Tahiti -- New Caledonia -- American Samoa, Western Samoa, & Fiji -- UC Berkeley extension tour to New Zealand -- Australia -- Malaysia -- South Korea -- Europe & Bermuda -- Lebanon -- Mexico -- Argentina -- Italy -- Qatar -- Bahrain -- Greece -- Egypt -- Taiwan -- Guam, Saipan, Tinian, & Rota Islands -- Yugoslavia -- Israel -- Barbados -- China -- India -- Japan -- Kuwait -- England & Scotland -- Switzerland -- Denmark, Sweden, Finland & Russia -- England -- Norway, Denmark, & Alaska -- Peru -- Canada -- Chile & Brazil -- South Africa -- Austria, Ireland, Scotland & England -- Kenya & Tanzania -- Spain, Morocco, & Portugal -- England & Wales -- Alaska & Yukon -- More Alaska -- Hawaii -- Teaching -- Research experiences -- Golden years of retirement -- Conclusions. |
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Elect. Loc./Access: |
http://www.gotouring.com/howdy/ |