Desde épocas remotas el cocodrilo ha fascinado al hombre, basta ver la ciudad que los egipcios bautizaron en su honor, ascendiéndolo a la categoría de dios.
Esta guia incluye 70 fichas con descripciones detalladas e informativas sobre algunas de las aves que habitan el campus de la Universidad CES en la sede del Poblado.
A 'compelling, arresting' (New Scientist) behind-the-scenes tour through the world's greatest natural history museums, revealing their hidden secrets Zoologist Jack Ashby spends his life working in Britain's natural history museums, and in Nature's Memory he guides us through a series of extraordinary collections, from marvellous mounted whale skeletons and impossibly tiny insect cabinets to buried treasures in vast museum storehouses.
For people living in Costa Rica or visiting the country for the purpose of researching, observing, and photographing wild birds, this work is a fundamental starting point.
Bellamente ilustrada, documentada con fotografias de situaciones reales obtenidas en el campo, y con detallada informacion de historia natural, distribucion geografica y descripciones de huellas, excrementos y otros rastros de 60 especies de mamiferos colombianos, esta guia pretende resaltar la importancia del rastreo para detectar la presencia de los mamiferos en Colombia como apreciacion no invasiva de la biodiversidad.
Por su ubicacion geografica, Antioquia, en particular, las subregiones del nordeste y Magdalena Medio, presentan una gran cantidad de especies teniendo influencia de la fauna centroamericana y del norte de suramerica, asi como de la fauna de las montanas y las llanuras del rio Magdalena.
Esta guia muestra como las especies vegetales no solo proveen alimento, sino que tambien ofrecen refugio, espacios de anidacion, perchas y materiales esenciales para la vida de las aves.
WINNER OF THE JOHN AVERY AWARD AT THE ANDR SIMON AWARDS If we can save the salmon, we can save the world Over the centuries, salmon have been a vital resource, a dietary staple and an irresistible catch.
La alta bota caucana aún conserva grandes extensiones de bosques naturales que a pesar del incremento en las tasas de deforestación que se viven en todo el país, mantienen una biodiversidad faunística y florística que debe seguir siendo estudiada.
A marvelously illustrated introductory guide to frogs and their natural historyFrogs are among the most diverse and adaptable animals on the planet, with a rich evolutionary history and a vitally important role in global ecosystems.
A marvelously illustrated introductory guide to frogs and their natural historyFrogs are among the most diverse and adaptable animals on the planet, with a rich evolutionary history and a vitally important role in global ecosystems.
Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt der Meeresriffe – die "Regenwälder der Meere", in denen sich biologische Vielfalt, geologische Pracht und ökologische Bedeutung vereinen.
A marvelously illustrated guide to the world's mothsWith more than 160,000 named species, moths are a familiar sight to most of us, flickering around lights, pollinating wildflowers about meadows and gardens, and as unwelcome visitors to our woolens.
A marvelously illustrated guide to the world's mothsWith more than 160,000 named species, moths are a familiar sight to most of us, flickering around lights, pollinating wildflowers about meadows and gardens, and as unwelcome visitors to our woolens.
Wege aus der DepressionIn einem Zeitalter grassierender Depression, mit großem Leidensdruck und oft weitreichenden persönlichen und sozialen Folgen, wird es immer wichtiger, dem etwas entgegenzusetzen.
A revelatory, up-to-date account of everything we now know about dinosaur behavior, from a renowned global expertOur understanding of dinosaur behavior has long been hampered by the inevitable lack of evidence from animals that went extinct more than sixty-five million years ago and whose daily behaviors are rarely reflected by the fossil record.
Like true love, Bigfoot doesn't really exist, but that hasn't stopped hordes of people from looking for him, trying to capture him on film, and, worst of all, making terrible movies about him.
A richly illustrated introduction to the marvelous world of snakesDescended from prehistoric lizards, snakes have been slithering across the earth for more than a hundred million years.
A richly illustrated introduction to the marvelous world of snakesDescended from prehistoric lizards, snakes have been slithering across the earth for more than a hundred million years.
The astonishing story of how animals use medicine and what it can teach us about healing ourselvesAges before the dawn of modern medicine, wild animals were harnessing the power of nature's pharmacy to heal themselves.
