"Henry Bunks lives in crowded Miami in the 1950s. A nearby canal -- an entrance to what will become the Florida Everglades -- provides respite from his chaotic life in an uncaring family. Henry meets and befriends an alligator hunter and stows away on his boat. The hunter, an enigmatic character, is at once an outlaw and a father figure to Henry. In the watery wilderness, the man and boy meet a wildlife photographer, a botanist, and a pa ..."
"Reconstructing phylogenetic trees from DNA sequences has become a popular exercise in many branches of biology, and here the well-known geneticist John Avise explains why. Molecular phylogenies provide a genealogical backdrop for interpreting the evolutionary histories of many other types of biological traits (anatomical, behavioral, ecological, physiological, biochemical and even geographical). Guiding readers on a natural history tour ..."
"It is an airborne death machine, capable of taking off backward, accelerating in a fraction of a second, making unbanked turns or even a somersault at full speed, and stopping on a dime in mid-air. It's able to lift double its own weight, and is capable of making up to 400 kills a day. No, it's not the Pentagon's newest high-tech helicopter, but a dragonfly.This winged warrior is just one of the many battle-scarred creatures that fly, s ..."
"An airborne death machine, it can take off backward, hover, accelerate in a fraction of a second, make an unbanked turn at full speed, somersault, and even stop on a dime in flight. It's able to lift double its own weight, and is capable of making up to 400 kills a day. No, it's not the Pentagon's newest high-tech helicopter, but a dragonfly. This winged warrior is just one of the many battle-scarred creatures that fly, swim, and walk ..."
"This novel for young readers takes a young boy from his crowded Miami home to the open expanses of the Florida Everglades. He comes of age in a wilderness both enlightening and dangerous, among a cast of characters that includes a wily alligator hunter, a rich photographer and his daughter (they live on a yacht), and a biologist working for the Park Service.For Henry Bunks, a secret spot in the city along the canal is his only respite f ..."
Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind(1st Edition) A Naturalist Debunks Our Favorite Fallacies About Wildlife by Warner Shedd, TrudyNicholson Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2001 by Broadway Books Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-609-80797-2, ISBN: 0-609-80797-8
"Did you know that "flying" squirrels are incapable of true flight? Were you aware that opossums don't "play dead," as in the common folk saying "playing possum"? In this fascinating and gorgeously illustrated new book, wildlife expert and enthusiast Warner Shedd, former executive for the National Wildlife Federation, uncovers the scientific realities obscured by our numerous long-held misconceptions of wild animals. Setting the most ten ..."
"Written especially for families (with children ages 9 and up), this collection of stories, poems, and essays explores what makes the Gulf Coast region distinct, both culturally and environmentally. Four sections cover adventures (scalloping and hurricanes, for example); great places (swamps, bayous, lakes, and beaches); reapers and sowers (from cotton farmers to berry pickers); and wild lives (focusing on alligators, egrets, manatees, a ..."
"Children learning to fish in the tidewaters of Chesapeake Bay, a girl escaping Ocean City to see her first American oystercatcher, a family canoeing through Okefenokee Swamp, brothers catching a trophy bass together these are some of the vivid stories, contemporary and historical, in this multilayered portrait of the South Atlantic Coast. Renowned writers and gifted observers limn the region’s seasons and moods, from autumn along the ..."
"Gathering the stories of people whose lives have adapted to the unique features of the North Atlantic coast, the book moves from Wampanoag Indians to eighteenth-century seafarers to contemporary teens. Readers are invited to feel the throb and pulse of the surf as Helen Keller felt it, track an otter through a southern New Hampshire winter, harvest blueberries as the Micmac Indians once did, and join a young boy as he tries to save a lo ..."
Hermaphroditism A Primer on the Biology, Ecology, and Evolution of Dual Sexuality by John C. Avise, TrudyNicholson Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2011 by Columbia University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-231-15386-7, ISBN: 0-231-15386-4
"While it is true that members of most sexually reproducing species can be defined as either male or female, those who belong to the rest of the biological world are not so simply understood. Hermaphroditic creatures reproduce both as male and as female individuals, providing a fascinating glimpse into alternative sexual practices in nature and their ecological and evolutionary successes and failures. Eloquently written by an award-winn ..."
Clonality(1st Edition) The Genetics, Ecology, and Evolution of Sexual Abstinence in Vertebrate Animals by John C. Avise, Oxford Publishing Staff, TrudyNicholson Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2008 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-536967-0, ISBN: 0-19-536967-X
"Approximately 99.9% of vertebrate species reproduce sexually. The exceptional 0.1% reproduce via asexual or clonal means, which vary wildly and are fascinating in their own right. In this book, John C. Avise describes the genetics, ecology, natural history, and evolution of the world's approximately 100 species of vertebrate animal that routinely display one form or another of clonal or quasi-clonal reproduction. Approximately 99.9% of ..."
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Autumn with Horses White Cloud Station, #6 by TrudyNicholson Published 2015 by Horsecrest Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9941177-6-2, ISBN: 0-9941177-6-0
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section 96 of the Copyright Act 1994 is herby ... Front cover photos by Trudy
Nicholson www.nicholsonphotography.co.nz Originally typeset by Pindar, NZ
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Winter with Horses White Cloud Station, #7 by TrudyNicholson Published 2015 by Horsecrest Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9941178-0-9, ISBN: 0-9941178-0-9
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"It's round-up time at White Cloud Station and this time Suzy and her best friends Alexa and Lucy are allowed to take part."
Wild Horse Country (Paperback) by TrudyNicholson Paperback, Published 2014 by Horsecrest Press, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-9941163-2-1, ISBN: 0-9941163-2-2
"Ripple and the Wild Horses of White Cloud Station. NZ Children & Teen's Best Seller List. Book 1. Suzy, Alexa and Lucy live and breathe horses. But unfortunately for Suzy her allergies mean she is forbidden to have a horse of her own. When the three girls attend the round-up and auction of the wild horses at White Cloud Station, Suzy falls in love with a curly-coated horse that she desperately wants to buy. However, things don't go acco ..."