| Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival Contributor(s): Heinrich, Bernd (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061129070 ISBN-13: 9780061129070 Publisher: Ecco Press OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: From award-winning writer and biologist Heinrich, comes an intimate, accessible, and eloquent illumination of animal survival in winter. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Seasons - Nature | Ecology - Nature | Animals - General |
| Dewey: 591.43 |
| Series: P.S. |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.65 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Seasonal - Winter - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From flying squirrels to grizzly bears, and from torpid turtles to insects with antifreeze, the animal kingdom relies on some staggering evolutionary innovations to survive winter. Unlike their human counterparts, who must alter the environment to accommodate physical limitations, animals are adaptable to an amazing range of conditions. Examining everything from food sources in the extremely barren winter land-scape to the chemical composition that allows certain creatures to survive, Heinrich's Winter World awakens the largely undiscovered mysteries by which nature sustains herself through winter's harsh, cruel exigencies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Heinrich, Bernd: - The author of numerous bestselling and award-winning books, Bernd Heinrich is a professor of biology at the University of Vermont. He divides his time between Vermont and the forests of western Maine. |