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Illustrating his account with color photos and blackandwhite. It made for a pretty intriguing read, even if it was written pretty much entirely from a scientific standpoint then again, its a book about the search for the giant squid, so what did i expect. John pearse, professor emeritus, department of ecology and evolutionary biology, university of california, santa cruz. I found the story to be very captivating and the imagery wonderfully vivid. An introduction to the science of life gerald ames, rose wyler, charles harper on. An introduction to the science of life by charles harper isbn. The book is divided into four partsevolutionary history of the giant panda, studies of giant panda biology, pandas and their habitats, and giant panda conservation. This 2006 book summarizes panda biology and encompasses topics such as reproduction, behaviour, nutrition, genetics and veterinary medicine. Growing from the seafloor and extending along the ocean surface in lush canopies, giant kelp provides an extensive vertical habitat in a largely twodimensional. The biology and ecology of giant kelp forests will be the seminal work on kelp forest ecosystems. A revised edition was published in 1967 and a second edition in 1968.
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