New Guinea : Nature and Culture of Earth's Grandest Island /

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An enthralling exploration of the biologically richest island on Earth, featuring more than 200 spectacular color images by award-winning National Geographic photographer Tim Laman In this beautiful book, Bruce Beehler, a renowned author and expert on New Guinea, and award-winning National Geographi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Beehler, Bruce McP (Autor)
Otros Autores: Hope, Geoffrey S. (Editor ), Laman, Tim (Fotógrafo)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Natural history.
Manners and customs.
Ecology.
SCIENCE > Natural history-discipline.
Sciences naturelles > Nouvelle-Guinee.
Ecology > New Guinea.
Natural history > New Guinea.
New Guinea.
Nouvelle-Guinee > Moeurs et coutumes.
New Guinea > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Abbreviations and terms
  • Map
  • 1. Overview
  • 2. History
  • 3. Geology
  • 4. Climatology
  • 5. Biogeography
  • 6. Botany
  • 7. Invertebrate life
  • 8. Ichthyology
  • 9. Herpetology
  • 10. Ornithology
  • 11. Mammalogy
  • 12. Paleontology
  • 13. Paleoanthropology
  • 14. People
  • 15. Coastal marine
  • 16. In the field
  • 17. In the village
  • 18. The future
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Index
  • Author and principal photographer's biographies.

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