Beschreibung:
Whit Gibbons is a professor emeritus of ecology at the University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory in Aiken, South Carolina. He is the author of more than a dozen popular and scientific books on the reptiles and amphibians of the United States, including Their Blood Runs Cold and Poisonous Plants and Venomous Animals of Alabama and Adjoining States. He is the coauthor of Ecoviews: Snakes, Snails, and Environmental Tales.
Examines various human attitudes toward wildlife and the environment, focusing on seasonal occurrences and natural adaptations. This lively and entertaining book provides a fascinating and thought-provoking look at the ecology of animals, plants, and their habitats, and promotes awareness of pressing environmental issues.