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Tropical Nature: Life and Death in the Rain Forests of Central and South America » (Reprint)
Authors: Adrian Forsyth, Ken Miyata, Sarah Landry
ISBN-13: 9780684187105, ISBN-10: 0684187108
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Date Published: January 1987
Edition: Reprint
Author Biography: Adrian Forsyth
Adrian Forsyth holds a Ph.D. in biology from Harvard University. He won the Canadian National Magazine Award for Science Writing in 1982 and 1983, the first author to win the award twice.
Book Synopsis
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Illustrations
Foreword
Preface
In Memoriam
Introduction: A Temperate View of Tropical Life
1. IN THE REALM OF THE TROPICS FERTILITY
3. CANYONS OF LIGHT
4. HANGERS-ON
5. MATAPALO
6. LISTEN TO THE FLOWERS
7. "EAT ME"
8. BUGS AND DRUGS
9. CREEPING SOCIALISTS
10. ARMY ANTS ARTFUL GUISES SOUTHBOUND JERRY'S MAGGOT
14. SINGING IN THE RAIN
15. NIGHT WALKS
16. THE ETERNAL TROPICS
17. PARADISE LOST?
Appendix: Tropical Travel--A Beginner's Guide
Further Reading
Index
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