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OverviewThe euphoria of discovery is the only motivation many scientists need for studying nature and its secrets. Yet euphoria is rarely expressed in scientific publications. This book, a personal account of more than thirty years of fieldwork by one of the world's leading bat biologists, wonderfully conveys the thrill of scientific discovery. Theodore Fleming's work to document the lives and ecological importance of plant-visiting bats has taken him to the tropical forests of Panama, Costa Rica, and Australia, and to the lush Sonoran Desert of northwest Mexico and Arizona. This book tells the story of his fascinating career and recounts his many adventures in the field. Fleming weaves autobiographical reflections together with information on the natural history and ecology of bats and describes many other animals and plants he has encountered. His book details the stresses and rewards of life in scientific field camps, gives portraits of prominent biologists such as Dan Janzen and Peter Raven, and traces the development of modern tropical biology. A witness to the destruction and development of many of the forests he has visited throughout his career, Fleming makes a passionate plea for the conservation of these wild places. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Theodore Fleming , Harry W. GreenePublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Volume: 7 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.481kg ISBN: 9780520236066ISBN 10: 0520236068 Pages: 333 Publication Date: 10 November 2003 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Maps 1. Up a Quebrada without a Paddle 2. Year of the Marmosa 3. Along the Rio Corobici 4. El Duende 5. Three Hundred Nights of Solitude 6. Anastasio's Last Stand 7. Vampyrum 8. Fooling Around with Flying Foxes 9. Tracy's Hypothesis 10. Along the Nectar Trail 11. In the Blink of an Eye Epilogue Appendix 1. A Brief Overview of Bat Diversity Appendix 2. Some Common and Scientific Names Used in the Text References IndexReviewsAn intriguing firsthand account of what it is really like to be a talented field biologist. Author InformationTheodore H. Fleming is Professor of Biology at the University of Miami, author of The Short-Tailed Fruit Bat: A Study in Plant-Animal Interactions (1988) and coeditor with A. Valiente-Banuet of Columnar Cacti and Their Mutualists: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation (2002), among other books. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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