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1 online resource (xvii, 669 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
History of scientific exploration in the Sea of Cortés / George E. Lindsay and Iris Engstrand -- Geology and ages of the islands / Ana Luisa Carreño and Javier Helenes -- Physical oceanography / Saul Álvarez-Borrego -- Plants / Martin L. Cody [and others] -- Ants / April M. Boulton and Philip S. Ward -- Tenebrionid beetles / Francisco Sanchez Piñero and Rolf L. Aalbu -- Rocky-shore fishes / Donald A. Thomson and Matthew R. Gilligan -- Nonavian reptiles : origins and evolution / Robert W. Murphy and Gustavo Aguirre-Léon -- Reptiles : ecology / Ted J. Case -- Land birds / Martin L. Cody and Enriqueta Velarde -- Breeding dynamics of Heermann's gulls / Enriqueta Velarde and Exequiel Ezcurra -- Mammals / Timothy E. Lawlor [and others] -- Island food webs / Gary A. Polis [and others] -- Human impact in the Midriff Islands / Conrad J. Bahre and Luis Bourillón -- Cultural dispersal of plants and reptiles / Gary P. Nabhan -- Ecological conservation / Exequiel Ezcurra [and others]. |
| Summary |
Contributors. I. THE PHYSICAL SCENE. 1. History of Scientific Exploration in the Sea of Cortes, George E. Lindsay and Iris Engstrand. 2. Geology and Ages of the Islands, Ana Luisa Carreno and Javier Helenes. 3. Physical Oceanography, Saul Alvarez-Borrego. II. THE BIOLOGICAL SCENE. 4. Plants, Martin L. Cody et al. 5. Ants, April M. Boulton and Philip S. Ward. 6. Tenebrionid Beetles, Francisco Sanchez Pinero and Rolf L. Aalbu. 7. Rocky-Shore Fishes, Donald A. Thomson and Matthew R. Gilligan. 8. Nonavian Reptiles: Origins and Evolution, Robert W. Murphy and Gustavo Aguirre-Leon. 9. Reptiles: Ecol. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Island ecology -- Mexico -- California, Gulf of -- Congresses.
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Island ecology. |
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Mexico. |
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Biogeography -- Mexico -- California, Gulf of -- Congresses.
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Biogeography. |
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California, Gulf of (Mexico) -- Congresses.
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Case, Ted J.
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Cody, Martin L., 1941-
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Ezcurra, Exequiel.
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| Added Title |
Island biogeography of the sea of Cortés |
| Other Form: |
Print version: New island biogeography of the sea of Cortés. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002 0195133463 9780195133462 (DLC) 2001050007 (OCoLC)47915591 |
| ISBN |
9780195350906 (electronic book) |
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0195350901 (electronic book) |
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1280833432 |
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9781280833434 |
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0195133463 |
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9780195133462 |
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