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Tapir's Morning Bath Solving the Mysteries of the Tropical Rain Forest

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ISBN-10: 0618257586

ISBN-13: 9780618257584

Edition: 2001

Authors: Elizabeth Royte

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An engaging portrait of a community of biologists, The Tapir's Morning Bath is a behind-the-scenes account of life at a tropical research station that "conveys the uncertainties, frustrations, and joys of [scientific] field work" (Science). On Panama's Barro Colorado Island, Elizabeth Royte works alongside the scientists -- counting seeds, sorting insects, collecting monkey dung, radiotracking fruit bats -- as they struggle to parse the intricate workings of the tropical rain forest. While showing the human side of the scientists at work, Royte explores the tensions between the slow pace of basic research and the reality of a world that may not have time to wait for answers.
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Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 11/4/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English

Elizabeth Royte is a contributing writer for Outside magazine. She has written for the New York Times Magazine, Harper's, National Geographic, Smithsonian, The New Yorker, and Rolling Stone.

The Lab in the Jungle
Pieces of the Frame
Cocktails with Bert
The Covert Troop
The Ingenious Habit
Rat Patrol
Higher Primates
The Rainy Season
Bug Jocks
Random Error
Hubi, Toolmaker
The Disappearing Naturalist
The Division of Cells
Wonderland
Saving the Whales
Tropical Derelict
A Maverick Reconsiders
The Great Unknown
Epilogue
Bibliography
Acknowledgments