Costa Rican Natural History
University of Chicago Press, 1983
Cloth: 978-0-226-39332-2 | Paper: 978-0-226-39334-6 | eISBN: 978-0-226-16120-4
Library of Congress Classification QH108.C6C67 1983
Dewey Decimal Classification 508.7286
Cloth: 978-0-226-39332-2 | Paper: 978-0-226-39334-6 | eISBN: 978-0-226-16120-4
Library of Congress Classification QH108.C6C67 1983
Dewey Decimal Classification 508.7286
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
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 The tremendous amount of original, previously unpublished, firsthand information is remarkable."—Peter H. Raven, Director, Missouri Botanical Garden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
"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 The tremendous amount of original, previously unpublished, firsthand information is remarkable."—Peter H. Raven, Director, Missouri Botanical Garden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
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