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Between the rocks and the stars : narratives in natural history / Stephen Daubert ; illustrations by Chris Daubert.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Daubert, Stephen, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Natural history.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 online resource)
- Place of Publication:
- Nashville, Tennessee : Vanderbilt University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- "Presents a collection of vignettes from the wild, each of which describes the natural advantage of a particular organism. These true-to-life accounts are then posed in particular circumstances that illustrate the principles-commensalism, speciation-that shape the place of these organisms in their living environment"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Ant Butterflies
- 2. Whale Hill
- 3. Spicebush
- 4. Getting the Jump
- 5. One Canyon after Another
- 6. Anting
- 7. Hanging Gardens
- 8. A New Color
- 9. Sunfish
- 10. Pillar of Life
- 11. Chickaree Delivery
- 12. The Sweetest Niche
- 13. Drifters
- 14. Lace Lichen
- 15. Swallow-Tailed Gull
- 16. Young Hawk
- 17. What Fireweed Knows of Fire
- 18. Beaked Whales
- 19. Raising the Bridge
- 20. The Color of Sand
- 21. Dust to Dust
- 22. Red Planet
- 23. Daphnis
- 24. Photon
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780826504302
- 0826504302
- 9780826522764
- 0826522769
- OCLC:
- 1112139762
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