The Lizard Man Speaks
Autor Eric R. Piankaen Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 apr 2011
In The Lizard Man Speaks, Pianka recounts more than thirty years of adventures in reptile studies. He tells of "lizarding" in the North American deserts, the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa, and the Great Victoria Desert in Western Australia. His vivid imagery draws the reader into a world where lions lurk in the darkness beyond a gecko hunter's lights, where being stranded by car trouble miles from the last outpost is a constant danger, and where the wilderness still deserves to be called wild.
Along the way, Pianka provides much general information about lizard ecology, the fire succession cycle, and the interaction of humans with the landscape. And he reveals the springs of his own determined spirit and love of solitude, describing a near-fatal boyhood accident and its shaping and character-building effect on the life that followed.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780292735675
ISBN-10: 0292735677
Pagini: 200
Ilustrații: 16 color photos, 30 b&w photos, 4 b&w illus., 4 b&w maps
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: University of Texas Press
Colecția University of Texas Press
ISBN-10: 0292735677
Pagini: 200
Ilustrații: 16 color photos, 30 b&w photos, 4 b&w illus., 4 b&w maps
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: University of Texas Press
Colecția University of Texas Press
Notă biografică
Eric R. Pianka is the Denton A. Cooley Centennial Professor of Zoology at the University of Texas at Austin. The world's leading authority on the ecology of desert lizards, he is also the author of the classic textbook Evolutionary Ecology.
Cuprins
- Preface
- 1. Beginnings
- 2. Traveling
- 3. Lizarding
- 4. Lizard Natural History
- 5. History
- 6. Lost
- 7. Bush Flies
- 8. Bush Fires
- 9. Australian Aborigines
- 10. Kalahari and Namib
- 11. Events and Afterthoughts
- References
- Index
Recenzii
This is a strange and interesting book by the well-known ecologist, Eric Pianka. As an episodic treatment of Pianka's early life and extensive fieldwork in Australia and Africa, it combines childhood experiences, travelogue, lizard biology, field anecdote, social commentary and the occasional rant.... As it turns out, Eric Pianka is the interesting story here, not the lizards he studies.... We are given tantalizing glimpses into what makes this field ecologist tick, and it is this that keeps us reading.
This book, with its mix of adventure, natural history, human interest, and social commentary, is likely to be enjoyed by a wide audience. Pianka’s talents as a scientist and writer are so evident that I can only hope that in the near future he extends his interests to the eastern tropical rain forest regions of the fascinating Australian continent, perhaps providing a sequel to The Lizard Man Speaks.
Descriere
Eric Pianka recounts more than thirty years of adventures in reptile studies.