| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-347). |
| Contents |
1. Fire and ice -- 2. Snow and the subnivian space -- 3. A late winter walk -- 4. Tracking a weasel -- 5. Nests and dens -- 6. Flying squirrels in a huddle -- 7. Hibernating squirrels (heating up to dream) -- 8. The kinglet's feathers -- 9. The kinglet's winter fuel -- 10. Hibernating birds -- 11. Torpid turtles under ice -- 12. Iced-in water rodents -- 13. Frozen frogs on ice -- 14. Insects : from the diversity to the limits -- 15. Mice in winter -- 16. Supercool(ed) houseguests (with and without) antifreeze) -- 17. Of bats and butterflies and cold storage -- 18. Aggregating for winter -- 19. Winter flocks -- 20. Berries preserved -- 21. Bears in winter -- 22. Storing food -- 23. Bees' winter gamble -- 24. Winter buds -- 25. The kinglets' key? |
| Subject |
Animals -- Wintering.
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Animals -- Wintering. |
| ISBN |
0060197447 : $24.95 ($38.95 Can.) |
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