Alexander Wilson - The Scot Who Founded American Ornithology

Informationen zum Autor Edward H. Burtt, Jr., was Cincinnati Conference Professor of Zoology at Ohio Wesleyan University. William E. Davis, Jr. is Professor Emeritus at Boston University. Klappentext This richly illustrated volume is a fitting tribute to Alexander Wilson and his unique contributions to ornithology, ecology, and the study of animal behaviour. Zusammenfassung On the bicentennial of his death! this beautifully illustrated volume pays tribute to the Scot who became the father of American ornithology. Alexander Wilson made unique contributions to ecology and animal behavior. His drawings of birds in realistic poses in their natural habitat inspired Audubon! Spencer Fullerton Baird! and other naturalists.

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• Authors: Edward H Burtt, Edward H. Burtt, BURTT EDWARD H JR DAVIS WILL, BURTT EDWARD H JR DAVIS WILLI, Burtt Edward H., William E Davis, William E. Davis
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.06.2013
• EAN: 9780674072558
• ISBN: 978-0-674-07255-8
• No. of pages: 464
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Biographies, autobiographies; Biography: general, SCIENCE / History, ART / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Environmentalists & Naturalists, Zoology: birds (ornithology), Birds (ornithology), History of Science, Biography: science, technology and medicine