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Sea Life

Ahab's Rolling Sea A Natural History of "Moby-Dick"

King Richard J.

ISBN: PB: 9780226789873, ISBN: HB: 9780226514963, University of Chicago Press, March 2021
448 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 12 colour plates, 71 halftones

Although Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick" is beloved as one of the most profound and enduring works of American fiction, we rarely consider it a work of nature writing – or even a novel of the sea. Yet Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard avers "...

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Mammals

Animals' Best Friends Putting Compassion to Work for Animals in Captivity and in the Wild

King Barbara J.

ISBN: HB: 9780226601489, University of Chicago Press, March 2021
280 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm

As people come to understand more about animals' inner lives – the intricacies of their thoughts and the emotions that are expressed every day by whales and cows, octopus and mice, even bees – we feel a growing compassion, a desire to better their li...

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Rapid Marine Biological Assessment of the Bird's Head Seascape, Indonesia RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment, Volume 68

Turak Emre, Katz Laure

ISBN: PB: 9781934151587, University of Chicago Press, Conservation International, January 2021
110 pp., 27.9x21.6 cm, Illustrated throughout

This report contains the findings from a rapid marine biological assessment of Bird's "Head Seascape" in western Indonesia. The scientists researching the area offer detailed accounts of reef communities, as well as information on the flora and fauna...

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Rapid Marine Biological Assessment of Anambas Islands, Indonesia RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment, Volume 69

Kusuma Mustika Putu Liza, Suharsono, Soemodinoto Arisetiarso, Basuki Riyanto

ISBN: PB: 9781934151594, University of Chicago Press, Conservation International, January 2021
120 pp., 27.9x21.6 cm, illustrated throughout

This report contains the findings from a rapid marine biological assessment of the Anambas Islands in western Indonesia conducted in May 2012. The scientists researching the area offer detailed accounts of reef communities, as well as information on...

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Entomology

Spider Webs Behavior, Function, and Evolution

Eberhard William

ISBN: HB: 9780226534602, University of Chicago Press, January 2021
704 pp., 27.9x21.5 cm, 195 halftones, 97 line drawings

In this lavishly illustrated, first-ever book on how spider webs are built, function, and evolved, William Eberhard provides a comprehensive overview of spider functional morphology and behavior related to web building, and of the surprising physical...

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