Author : Sue Moffitt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Darwin (N.T.)
ISBN : 0994260202
Darwin in the Wet
Sue Moffitt
Darwin In The Wet
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Darwin in the Wet
Sue Moffitt
Author : Sue Moffitt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Darwin (N.T.)
ISBN : 0994260210
Darwin in the Wet by Sue Moffitt Pdf
Birds of the Darwin Region
Niven McCrie,Richard Noske
Author : Niven McCrie,Richard Noske
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781486300358
Birds of the Darwin Region by Niven McCrie,Richard Noske Pdf
Birds of the Darwin Region is the first comprehensive treatment of the avifauna of Darwin, a city located in Australia's monsoon tropics, where seasons are defined by rainfall rather than by temperature. With its mangrove-lined bays and creeks, tidal mudflats, monsoon rainforests, savanna woodlands and freshwater lagoons, Darwin has retained all of its original habitats in near-pristine condition, and is home or host to 323 bird species. Unlike other Australian cities, it has no established exotic bird species. Following an introduction to the history of ornithology in the region and a detailed appraisal of its avifauna, species accounts describe the habitats, relative abundance, behaviour, ecology and breeding season of 258 regularly occurring species, based on over 500 fully referenced sources, and original observations by the authors. Distribution maps and charts of the seasonality of each species are presented, based on a dataset comprising almost 120,000 records, one-third of which were contributed by the authors. Stunning colour photographs adorn the accounts of most species, including some of the 65 species considered as vagrants to the region. This book is a must-read for professional ornithologists and amateur birders, and an indispensable reference for local biologists, teachers and students, and government and non-government environmental agencies, as well as other people who just like to watch birds.
Ecology and Evolution of Darwin's Finches (Princeton Science Library Edition)
Peter R. Grant
Author : Peter R. Grant
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400886715
Ecology and Evolution of Darwin's Finches (Princeton Science Library Edition) by Peter R. Grant Pdf
After his famous visit to the Galápagos Islands, Darwin speculated that "one might fancy that, from an original paucity of birds in this archipelago, one species had been taken and modified for different ends." This book is the classic account of how much we have since learned about the evolution of these remarkable birds. Based upon over a decade's research, Grant shows how interspecific competition and natural selection act strongly enough on contemporary populations to produce observable and measurable evolutionary change. In this new edition, Grant outlines new discoveries made in the thirteen years since the book's publication. Ecology and Evolution of Darwin's Finches is an extraordinary account of evolution in action. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
The Evolution of Charles Darwin
Diana Preston
Author : Diana Preston
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802160195
The Evolution of Charles Darwin by Diana Preston Pdf
From the Los Angeles Times Book Prize–winning historian, the colorful, dramatic story of Charles Darwin’s journey on HMS Beagle that inspired the evolutionary theories in his path-breaking books On the Origin of Species and The Descent of Man When twenty-two-year-old aspiring geologist Charles Darwin boarded HMS Beagle in 1831 with his microscopes and specimen bottles—invited by ship’s captain Robert FitzRoy who wanted a travel companion at least as much as a ship’s naturalist—he hardly thought he was embarking on what would become perhaps the most important and epoch-changing voyage in scientific history. Nonetheless, over the course of the five-year journey around the globe in often hard and hazardous conditions, Darwin would make observations and gather samples that would form the basis of his revolutionary theories about the origin of species and natural selection. Drawing on a rich range of revealing letters, diary entries, recollections of those who encountered him, and Darwin’s and FitzRoy’s own accounts of what transpired, Diana Preston chronicles the epic voyage as it unfolded, tracing Darwin’s growth from untested young man to accomplished adventurer and natural scientist in his own right. Darwin often left the ship to climb mountains, navigate rivers, or ride hundreds of miles, accompanied by local guides whose languages he barely understood, across pampas and through rainforests in search of further unique specimens. From the wilds of Patagonia to the Galápagos and other Atlantic and Pacific islands, as Preston vibrantly relates, Darwin collected and contrasted volcanic rocks and fossils large and small, witnessed an earthquake, and encountered the Argentinian rhea, Falklands fox, and Galápagos finch, through which he began to discern connections between deep past and present. Darwin never left Britain again after his return in 1836, though his mind journeyed far and wide to develop the theories that were first revealed, after great delay and with trepidation about their reception, in 1859 with the publication of his epochal book On the Origin of Species. Offering a unique portrait of one of history’s most consequential figures, The Evolution of Charles Darwin is a vital contribution to our understanding of life on Earth.
Aboriginal Darwin
Toni Bauman,Samantha Wells,Julie Therese Wells
Author : Toni Bauman,Samantha Wells,Julie Therese Wells
Publisher : Aboriginal Studies Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780855754464
Aboriginal Darwin by Toni Bauman,Samantha Wells,Julie Therese Wells Pdf
To most visitors and locals, Darwin is a vibrant, tropicaI city in the Top End. Although not always obvious to visitors, Darwin is also a living Aboriginal cultural landscape. "Aboriginal Darwin" peels back layers to show the rich heritage and complex cultures of Aboriginal people, both before and since colonisation. It includes contemporary and historical sites that range from the harbor to the beaches, monsoon forests, gardens, parks, camping places, exhibitions, cultural displays and buildings in the CBD, supplemented by information about sites not accessible to visitors. There are as many ways of seeing Aboriginal Darwin as there are Aboriginal people. This guide provides insights into the enormous economic, cultural, social and historical contributions of Aboriginal people to the city. Beautifully illustrated, "Aboriginal Darwin's" easy-to-use layout allows users to explore at their own pace.
Monthly Weather Review
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Meteorology
ISBN : PSU:000060058720
Monthly Weather Review by Anonim Pdf
Darwin
William Day
Author : William Day
Publisher : Redback Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781925860498
Darwin by William Day Pdf
As the most northerly capital city on the Australian continent, Darwin is unique in many ways. It has a tropical climate, it is the capital of the largest Australian territory, and its people manage to share the coast and waterways with a crocodile population that would terrify southerners. Darwin has suffered man-made and natural disasters during its history. Both the Japanese bombing raid during the Second World War, and Cyclone Tracy in 1974, led to mass evacuations. Today, Darwin is a modern city. Its port handles a large percentage of Australia's live cattle trade, it is home to large defence force establishments, and it is a gateway city for tourists visiting the magnificent wonders of Kakadu.
Darwin's Harvest
Timothy J. Motley,Nyree Zerega,Hugh Cross
Author : Timothy J. Motley,Nyree Zerega,Hugh Cross
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 0231508093
Darwin's Harvest by Timothy J. Motley,Nyree Zerega,Hugh Cross Pdf
Darwin's Harvest addresses concerns that we are losing the diversity of crop plants that provide food for most of the world. With contributions from evolutionary biologists, geneticists, agronomists, molecular biologists, and anthropologists, this collection discusses how economic development, loss of heirloom varieties and wild ancestors, and modern agricultural techniques have endangered the genetic diversity needed to keep agricultural crops vital and capable of adaptation. Drawing on the most up-to-date data, the contributors review the utilization of molecular techniques to understand crop evolution. They explore current research on various crop plants of both temperate and tropical origin, including maize, sunflower, avocado, sugarcane, and wheat. The chapters in Darwin's Harvest also provide solid background for understanding many recent discoveries concerning the origins of crops and the influence of human migration and farming practices on the genetics of our modern foods.
Soil Survey
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Soil surveys
ISBN : UOM:39015003279570
Soil Survey by Anonim Pdf
Proceedings of the Parliament of South Australia
South Australia. Parliament
Author : South Australia. Parliament
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 914 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : South Australia
ISBN : STANFORD:36105015391993
Proceedings of the Parliament of South Australia by South Australia. Parliament Pdf
Mr. Darwin's Shooter
Roger McDonald
Author : Roger McDonald
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802194343
Mr. Darwin's Shooter by Roger McDonald Pdf
A man of faith faces a personal reckoning after working aboard HMS Beagle in this “gripping” historical novel (The Wall Street Journal). Heading off to sea at the age of thirteen, Syms Covington became Charles Darwin’s manservant for seven years, sailing on the historic voyage of the Beagle. Their relationship was an odd one, but it furnished exactly what Darwin needed in order to complete his groundbreaking work, as Covington shot and collected hundreds of specimens which became fodder for The Origin of Species. Now, as Darwin’s groundbreaking book is about to be published, Covington has retired to Australia in poor health—and in a state of moral crisis over his role in undermining the Christian faith that has supported him during his life. As the novel progresses, he looks back on his upbringing in Bedford, England; his coming of age and wholehearted enjoyment of the sensual pleasures available to young sailors; and his unceremonious dismissal by Darwin once the research was complete. “A captivating seafarer’s tale rich in period detail and insight into relations among men,” Mr. Darwin’s Shooter paints a poignant and unforgettable picture of one man forging, then struggling to maintain his faith in an era when it is constantly under attack—from science, from the daily brutality of life during colonial expansion, and from one’s own cold, inexorable logic (Publishers Weekly). “A spectacular tale of 19th-century exploration and the conflict between science and religion, all based on Charles Darwin’s famous voyage of discovery . . . Brilliant.” —Kirkus Reviews
Finding Australian Birds
Rohan Clarke,Tim Dolby
Author : Rohan Clarke,Tim Dolby
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 621 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781486300846
Finding Australian Birds by Rohan Clarke,Tim Dolby Pdf
Finding Australian Birds is a guide to the special birds found across Australia's vastly varied landscapes. From the eastern rainforests to central deserts, Australia is home to some 900 species of birds. This book covers over 400 Australian bird watching sites conveniently grouped into the best birding areas, from one end of the country to the other. This includes areas such as Kakadu in the Top End and rocky gorges in the central deserts of the Northern Territory, the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, rainforests distributed along the eastern Australian seaboard, some of the world's tallest forests in Tasmania, the Flinders Ranges and deserts along the iconic Strzelecki and Birdsville Tracks in South Australia, and the mallee temperate woodlands and spectacular coastlines in both Victoria and south west Western Australia. Each chapter begins with a brief description of the location, followed by a section on where to find the birds, which describes specific birdwatching sites within the location's boundaries, and information on accommodation and facilities. The book also provides a comprehensive 'Bird Finding Guide', listing all of Australia's birds with details on their abundance and where exactly to see them. Of value to both Australian birdwatchers and international visitors, this book will assist novices, birders of intermediate skill and keen 'twitchers' to find any Australian species.
Horticultural Reviews, Volume 36
Jules Janick
Author : Jules Janick
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780470527221
Horticultural Reviews, Volume 36 by Jules Janick Pdf
Horticultural Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural science and technology covering both basic and applied research. Topics covered include the horticulture of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamentals. These review articles, written by world authorities, bridge the gap between the specialized researcher and the broader community of horticultural scientists and teachers.
Selected Water Resources Abstracts
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Water
ISBN : PSU:000068688448