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Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
['2013].
Physical Desc
vii, 360 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Description
An evolutionary biologist describes how diverse species of life--including monkeys, frogs and baobab trees--made long-distance trips across the ocean and made their homes around the world, opposing the long-held theory of continental drift. --Publisher's description.
"Throughout the world, closely related species are found on landmasses separated by wide stretches of ocean. What explains these far-flung distributions? Why are such species found...
5) Insect
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (62 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Zoom in on a world of creatures that are industrious, sociable, and environmentally useful, but that are nevertheless avoided and ignored. Safely examine the wonders of the insect through macrophotography and startling 3-D graphics that reveal the true importance of these amazing life forms.
Author
Publisher
Periplo Ediciones
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Description
Cuando miramos un árbol, ¿alguna vez nos imaginamos que fue una semilla? Resulta sorprendente saber que ese bello e intrincado despliegue de ramas y hojas tenga su origen en algo tan pequeño. ¡A viajar, semillas! abre un huequito en la tierra y con él, una oportunidad de espiar algo de ese misterio. Las semillas no se quedan quietas: vuelan, nadan, flotan. Esperan, se esconden, caen. Viajan. Esa vida dentro de ellas quiere nacer. Y en su interacción...
Author
Publisher
Picarona
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
La pequeña abeja tendría que estar cosechando el polen de las flores. Pero es una tarea tan dura? Y las margaritas son tan mulliditas, ¡y huelen tan bien! Sería una lástima no disfrutar un poco de ellas. Sin embargo, cuando su mamá la descubra echando una siesta, la pequeña abeja inventará una complicada historia para justificarse. ¿Realmente era necesario? François Roussel nos trae una simpática y tierna narración que arrancará una sonrisa...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
174 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
Description
"For thousands of years, tracking animals meant following footprints. Now satellites, drones, camera traps, cellphone networks, and accelerometers reveal the natural world as never before. Where the Animals Go is the first book to offer a comprehensive, data-driven portrait of how creatures like ants, otters, owls, turtles, and sharks navigate the world. Based on pioneering research by scientists at the forefront of the animal-tracking revolution,...
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