Book
Winter world : the ingenuity of animal survival / Bernd Heinrich.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780061129070 (pbk.) :
- ISBN: 0061129070 (pbk.) :
- Physical Description: x, 357, 31 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 1st Harper Perennial ed.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper Perennial, 2009.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "An Ecco book." |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-347) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Fire and ice -- 2. Snow and the subnivian space -- 3. A late winter walk -- 4. Tracking a weasel -- 5. Nests and dens -- 6. Flying squirrels in a huddle -- 7. Hibernating squirrels (heating up to dream) -- 8. The kinglet's feathers -- 9. The kinglet's winter fuel -- 10. Hibernating birds -- 11. Torpid turtles under ice -- 12. Iced-in water rodents -- 13. Frozen frogs on ice -- 14. Insects : from the diversity to the limits -- 15. Mice in winter -- 16. Supercool(ed) houseguests (with and without) antifreeze) -- 17. Of bats and butterflies and cold storage -- 18. Aggregating for winter -- 19. Winter flocks -- 20. Berries preserved -- 21. Bears in winter -- 22. Storing food -- 23. Bees' winter gamble -- 24. Winter buds -- 25. The kinglets' key? |
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| Subject: | Animals > Wintering. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | QL 753 .H45 2009 | 30539160 | General Collection | Available | - |