Horned Lizards (Revised Edition): Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest
Autor Jane Manasteren Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 dec 2002
Horned lizards, or horny toads, as they are popularly known throughout the West, have long had a particular mystique in American folklore. The ancient peoples of the Southwest, the Anasazi and the Mimbres, depicted the little lizard on pottery and in petroglyphs. In more recent times, it represented health and happiness in the symbology of Native Americans.Among Americans today, the horny toad has an almost legendary appeal. Many westerners remember times when the lizards were plentiful and children kept them on string leashes or in boxes as pets. Dried horned lizards were sold in the roadside curio shops along the nation’s major highways. More recently, as the lizards’ habitat has shrunk and as imported fire ants have supplanted their favored prey, the numbers of horned lizards have declined drastically. In many regions where the little creatures once abounded, they are no longer seen. In Texas, two of the three native species, the Texas horned lizard and the mountain short-horned lizard, are now designated as threatened. Jane Manaster has written this book for a general audience, but she discusses all aspects of the lizards’ biology as well as the horned lizard’s place in the culture of the West. Most of all, she has written it to attract attention to this little animal that deserves our respect and protection.
Din seria Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest
- Preț: 100.43 lei
- Preț: 97.67 lei
- Preț: 272.56 lei
- Preț: 228.13 lei
- Preț: 133.14 lei
- 16% Preț: 125.00 lei
- Preț: 164.25 lei
- Preț: 128.05 lei
- Preț: 276.55 lei
- Preț: 118.46 lei
- Preț: 156.62 lei
- Preț: 215.33 lei
- Preț: 140.37 lei
- Preț: 170.11 lei
- Preț: 195.08 lei
- Preț: 161.31 lei
- Preț: 144.49 lei
- Preț: 144.49 lei
- Preț: 168.18 lei
- Preț: 223.00 lei
- Preț: 288.26 lei
- Preț: 216.98 lei
- Preț: 214.91 lei
- Preț: 454.41 lei
- 19% Preț: 272.98 lei
- 26% Preț: 425.80 lei
- Preț: 361.17 lei
- 16% Preț: 219.79 lei
- 20% Preț: 231.98 lei
- 19% Preț: 271.60 lei
- 26% Preț: 349.90 lei
Preț: 130.99 lei
Preț vechi: 170.88 lei
-23% Nou
Puncte Express: 196
Preț estimativ în valută:
25.07€ • 26.96$ • 20.90£
25.07€ • 26.96$ • 20.90£
Carte indisponibilă temporar
Doresc să fiu notificat când acest titlu va fi disponibil:
Se trimite...
Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76
Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780896724952
ISBN-10: 0896724956
Pagini: 94
Dimensiuni: 123 x 217 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.16 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Texas Tech University Press
Colecția Texas Tech University Press
Seria Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest
ISBN-10: 0896724956
Pagini: 94
Dimensiuni: 123 x 217 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.16 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Texas Tech University Press
Colecția Texas Tech University Press
Seria Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest
Notă biografică
A freelance writer and geographer, Jane Manaster lives in Austin, Texas. She is the author of several works, including Horned Lizards (TTUP, 2002) and Pecans (2009).
Descriere
Horned lizards, or horny toads, as they are popularly known throughout the West, have long had a particular mystique in American folklore. The ancient peoples of the Southwest, the Anasazi and the Mimbres, depicted the little lizard on pottery and in petroglyphs. In more recent times, it represented health and happiness in the symbology of Native Americans.Among Americans today, the horny toad has an almost legendary appeal. Many westerners remember times when the lizards were plentiful and children kept them on string leashes or in boxes as pets. Dried horned lizards were sold in the roadside curio shops along the nation’s major highways. More recently, as the lizards’ habitat has shrunk and as imported fire ants have supplanted their favored prey, the numbers of horned lizards have declined drastically. In many regions where the little creatures once abounded, they are no longer seen. In Texas, two of the three native species, the Texas horned lizard and the mountain short-horned lizard, are now designated as threatened. Jane Manaster has written this book for a general audience, but she discusses all aspects of the lizards’ biology as well as the horned lizard’s place in the culture of the West. Most of all, she has written it to attract attention to this little animal that deserves our respect and protection.