Costa Rican Natural History

Name: Costa Rican Natural History
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ISBN: 9780226393346

ISBN-10: 0226393348

ISBN-13: 9780226393346

Edition: 1983

Authors: Daniel H. Janzen

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This volume is a synthesis of existing knowledge about the flora and fauna of Costa Rica. The major portion of the book consists of detailed accounts of agricultural species, vegetation, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, and insects. "This is an extraordinary, virtually unique work. . . . The tremendous amount of original, previously unpublished, firsthand information is remarkable."--Peter H. Raven, Director, Missouri Botanical Garden "An essential resource for anyone interested in tropical biology. . . . It can be used both as an encyclopedia--a source of facts on specific organisms--and as a source of ideas and generalizations about tropical ecology."--Alan P. Smith, Ecology

Book details

List price: $67.00
Copyright year: 1983
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 9/15/1983
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 823
Size: 0.85" wide x 1.09" long x 0.13" tall
Weight: 3.740
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Searchers on That Rich Coast: Costa Rican Field Biology, 1400-1980



The Central American Dispersal Route: Biotic History and Palaeogeography



Climate



Geology



Soils



Agriculture Introduction Species Accounts



Plants Introduction Checklist of Trees Species Accounts



Reptiles and Amphibians Introduction Checklist of Reptiles and Amphibians Species Accounts



Mammals Introduction Checklist of Mammals Species Accounts



Birds Introduction Checklist of Birds Species Accounts



Insects Introduction Checklist of Insects Species Accounts Addresses of Contributors


Index