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Summer world : a season of bounty  Cover Image Book Book

Summer world : a season of bounty / Bernd Heinrich.

Summary:

A discussion of animal survival in the hot season explores the ways in which animals make the most of the summer's short span by efficiently compacting most of their procreative and survival activities.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780060742171 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 253 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Ecco/HarperCollins, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-241) and index.
Subject: Animals > Summering.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Attica PL - Attica 591 .4 HEI (Text) 74231000055083 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Clayton-Liberty Township Public Library - Main 591.4 HEI (Text) 38324000245852 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Jefferson Co PL - Madison Main Branch 591.43 HEI (Text) 39391006098022 Nonfiction Available -
Putnam County Public Library - Main 591.43 HEI (Text) 30041001470697 Adult Nonfiction Available -

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Introduction 1(6)
Preparing for Summer
7(14)
Awakening
21(8)
Wood Frogs
29(16)
The Early Birds
45(12)
Bald-Faced Hornet Nests
57(10)
Mud Daubers and Behavior
67(10)
The Blues
77(6)
Artful Diners
83(14)
Masters of Disguise
97(10)
Cecropia Moths
107(8)
Calosamia Collapse
115(10)
New England Longhorns
125(6)
Flies
131(10)
The Hummingbird and the Woodpecker
141(12)
Deaths and Resurrections
153(6)
Extreme Summer
159(16)
Moss, Lichens, and Tweedlaarkanniedood
175(8)
Perpetual Summer Species
183(10)
Ant Wars
193(8)
Blackbirds
201(4)
Silent Summer
205(6)
Ending Summer
211(12)
The Last Peep
223(8)
Selected References 231(12)
Index 243


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