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• The story of this region unfolds through five interconnected areas of Minnesota’s North Shore watershed–the meandering rivers of the Headwaters, the deep and dense forest of the Highlands, the rocky Nearshore, the drama of Lake Superior, and its mysterious islands, including the Isle Royale and Susie Island archipelagos. Each section begins with an overview of the forces that have shaped the area, then the focus turns to specific inhabitants — Provided by publisher.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• As good as it gets : bird diversity on the north shore — Harvesting the forest’s bounty : wildcrafting — Be it ever so humble : no home like that of a pitcher plant — Healing a watershed for coaster brook trout — The case of the missing duff : earthworm invasions — The secret life of salamanders — Stranger than fiction : plant galls and their makers — Black bears and the Tettegouche oaks — The nose knows : star-nosed moles and a life down under — North shore places : what’s in a name? — Where has all the sewage gone? : development and water quality — Hay pickers and grass gatherers : botanical exploration along the lakeshore — Between a rock and a lake : life on the cliff edge — The leading edge : north shore bird migration — Mapping Lake Superior : the early years — Searching high and low : the science of Lake Superior exploration — Amphipods and diatoms : the big lake’s bread and butter — How much water is enough? : the plumbing of Lake Superior — The missing link : the Lake Superior and Mississippi River canal — The rise and fall of seiches — The chorus frogs of Isle Royale — The long view : moose and wolves on Isle Royale — Nature or nuisance? : gulls in the Great Lakes — A mansion of many rooms : the return of lake trout to Superior.

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• Coastal ecology — Superior, Lake, Region.
• Ecology — Minnesota.
• Lake ecology — Superior, Lake, Region.
• Lake ecology — Minnesota.
• Natural history — Superior, Lake, Region.
• Natural history — Minnesota.
• Superior, Lake.
• Coastal ecology. fast (OCoLC)fst00865723
• Ecology. fast (OCoLC)fst00901476
• Lake ecology. fast (OCoLC)fst00990855
• Natural history. fast (OCoLC)fst01034268
• Lake Superior. fast (OCoLC)fst01245983
• Lake Superior Region. fast (OCoLC)fst01348212
• Minnesota. fast (OCoLC)fst01204560

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• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Drawing on their own research as well as scientific literature including evolutionary biology, animal behavior, ecology, anthropology, psychology and neuroscience, two cetacean biologists submerge themselves in the unique environment in which whales and dolphins live. –Publisher’s description.
• Culture in the ocean? — Culture? — Mammals of the ocean — Song of the whale — What the dolphins do — Mother cultures of the large toothed whales — How do they do it? — Is this evidence for culture? — How the whales got culture — Whale culture and whale genes — The implications of Culture: ecosystems, individuals, stupidity, and conservation — The cultural whales: how we see them and how we treat them.

Subjects:

• Whales.
• Dolphins.
• Social behavior in animals.
• Animal communication.

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• Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-278) and index.
• The tongue map — The birth of flavor in five meals — The bitter gene — Flavor cultures — The seduction — Gusto and disgust — Quest for fire — The great bombardment — The DNA of deliciousness.
• A fascinating and deeply researched investigation into the mysteries of flavor, from our ancestors’ first bites to ongoing scientific advances in taste and today’s foodie revolution. — Source other than Library of Congress.

Subjects:

• Flavor.
• Taste.
• Food — Sensory evaluation.
• Gastronomy.
• Food habits.
• Food — Composition.
• Food industry and trade.
• Food industry and trade.

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• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• The biology of the cell — Embryonic development — What are stem cells? — Of mice and men : the history of embryonic stem cells — Origins and types of stem cells : what’s in a name? — Cloning : history and current applications — Regenerative medicine : clinical applications of stem cells — Stem cells in veterinary medicine — Cardiomyocytes from stem cells : what can we do with them? — Adult stem cells : generation of self-organizing mini-organs in a dish — Stem cell tourism — Cancer stem cells : where do they come from and where are they going? — Human stem cells for organs-on-chips : clinical trials without patients? — Stem cells for discovery of effective and safe new drugs — Patents, opportunities, and challenges : legal and intellectual property issues associated with stem cells — Stem cell perspectives : a vision of the future.
• The second edition of Stem Cells: Scientific Facts and Fiction provides the non-stem cell expert with an understandable review of the history, current state of affairs, and facts and fiction of the promises of stem cells. Building on success of its award-winning preceding edition, the second edition features new chapters on embryonic and iPS cells and stem cells in veterinary science and medicine. It contains major revisions on cancer stem cells to include new culture models, additional interviews with leaders in progenitor cells, engineered eye tissue, and xeno organs from stem cells, as well as new information on organs on chips and adult progenitor cells. In the past decades our understanding of stem cell biology has increased tremendously. Many types of stem cells have been discovered in tissues that everyone presumed were unable to regenerate in adults, the heart and the brain in particular. There is vast interest in stem cells from biologists and clinicians who see the potential for regenerative medicine and future treatments for chronic diseases like Parkinson’s, diabetes, and spinal cord lesions, based on the use of stem cells and from entrepreneurs in biotechnology who expect new commercial applications ranging from drug discovery to transplantation therapies. — Publisher’s description.

Subjects:

• Stem cells.
• Stem cells — Research.
• Embryonic stem cells.
• Cell differentiation.
• Stem Cells.
• Stem Cell Research.

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• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Microbial diversity — How microbes operate — Microbial genetics and molecular microbiology — Viruses — Microbiology of human health and disease — Microbial ecology and evolution — Microbes in agriculture and biotechnology.
• Describes the expansions of microbiology its methods, from traditional microscopy and laboratory culture to the latest genomic analysis.

Subjects:

• Microbiology.
• Microbiological Phenomena.
• Archaea.
• Bacteria.
• Eukaryota.
• Viruses.
• Microbiology. fast (OCoLC)fst01019576

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• Includes bibliographical references (pages 761-764) and index.
• Plant structures — Identification of weed species — Key to trees and shrubs — Key to vines and climbing plants — Key to herbaceous land plants — Key to aquatic plants — Key to grasses and grasslike plants — Family and species descriptions.
• Encyclopedic in scope, the book is the first to cover North American weeds at every stage of growth. The book is organized by plant family, and more than five hundred species are featured. Each receives a two-page spread with images and text identification keys. Species are arranged within family alphabetically by scientific name, and entries include vital information on seed viability and germination requirements.

Subjects:

• Weeds — North America — Identification.
• Weeds — North America — Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Weeds. fast (OCoLC)fst01173358
• North America. fast (OCoLC)fst01242475
• Guidebooks. fast (OCoLC)fst01423871
• Handbooks and manuals. fast (OCoLC)fst01423877

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• Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-174) and index.
• Prologue — Introduction — The annals of extinction — Imagine — The bird — The downward spiral — Extinction : the causes — The last captives — Martha — Art and books — Quotations — Appendix : a magnificent flying machine.
• At the start of the nineteenth century, Passenger Pigeons were perhaps the most abundant birds on the planet, numbering literally in the billions. The flocks were so large and so dense that they blackened the skies, even blotting out the sun for days at a stretch. Yet by the end of the century, the most common bird in North America had vanished from the wild. In 1914, the last known representative of her species, Martha, died in a cage at the Cincinnati Zoo. –Jacket.

Subjects:

• Passenger pigeon.
• Extinct birds — North America.
• North America. fast (OCoLC)fst01242475

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• Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-238).
• Exploring the forest — Unbridled use of the forest — Federal administration of the forest reserve — Rooseveltians and Black Hills forestry — Pinchot’s legacy : managing the timber — Peter Norbeck’s intrusion : travel and tourism — Forestry for community stability and economic growth — Advent of public participation — Perils of accommodation — Forestry and forest industry — From confrontation to compromise — Forest values, forest service.

Subjects:

• Forests and forestry — Black Hills National Forest (S.D. and Wyo.) — History.
• Black Hills National Forest (S.D. and Wyo.) — History.
• United States — Black Hills National Forest. fast (OCoLC)fst01310333
• History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628

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• Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-370).

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• Crustacea — Larvae — Atlases.

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• Now covering more than 1,000 species with the most-detailed information found in a single volume –Cover.
• Includes bibliographical references (pages 724-725) and index.
• Ducks, geese, and swans — Curassows and guans — New World quail — Partridges, grouse, and turkeys — Loons — Grebes — Flamingos — Albatrosses — Shearwaters and petrels — Storm-petrels — Tropicbirds — Storks — Frigatebirds — Boobies and gannets — Cormorants — Darters — Pelicans — Herons, bitterns, and allies — Ibises and spoonbills — New World vultures — Osprey — Hawks, kites, eagles, and allies — Rails, gallinules, and coots — Sungrebes — Limpkin — Cranes — Thick-knees — Stilts and avocets — Oystercatchers — Lapwings and plovers — Jacanas — Sandpipers, phalaropes, and allies — Coursers and pratincoles — Skuas and jaegers — Auks, murres, and puffins — Gulls, terns, and skimmers — Pigeons and doves — Cuckoos, roadrunners, and anis — Barn owls — Typical owls — Goatsuckers — Swifts — Hummingbirds — Trogons — Hoopoe — Kingfishers — Woodpeckers and allies — Caracaras and falcons — Lories, parakeets, macaws, and parrots — Tyrant flycatchers — Becards, tityras, and allies — Shrikes — Vireos — Crows and jays — Larks — Swallows — Chickadees and titmice — Penduline tits and verdins — Long-tailed tits and bushtits — Nuthatches — Creepers — Wrens — Gnatcatchers and gnatwrens — Dippers — Bulbuls — Kinglets — Leaf warblers — Sylviid warblers — Reed warblers — Grassbirds — Old World flycatchers — Thrushes — Mockingbirds and thrashers — Starlings — Accentors — Wagtails and pipits — Waxwings — Silky-flycatchers — Olive warbler — Longspurs and snow buntings — Wood-warblers — Incertae sedis (Bananaquit) — Tanagers — Emberizids — Cardinals and allies — Blackbirds — Fringilline and cardueline finches and allies — Old World sparrows — Weavers — Estrildid finches.
• Examines more than eighty avian families, including an overview of plumage, behavior, distribution, taxonomy, and conservation, and describes all 962 species, covering identification, similar species, voice, status, and distribution.

Subjects:

• Birds — North America.
• North America. fast (OCoLC)fst01242475
• Nordamerika. (DE-588)4042483-2 gnd

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