The man who saved sea turtles : Archie Carr and the origins of conservation biology /

Archie Carr, one of the greatest biologists of the twentieth century and champion of endangered sea turtles, played a leading part in finding a new and critical role for natural history and systematics in a post-1950s world dominated by the glamorous science of molecular biology. This book documents...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Davis
Weitere Verfasser:
Frederick Rowe
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Zusammenfassung:
Archie Carr, one of the greatest biologists of the twentieth century and champion of endangered sea turtles, played a leading part in finding a new and critical role for natural history and systematics in a post-1950s world dominated by the glamorous science of molecular biology. This book documents his life and work.
Umfang:
1 online resource (331 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-303) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-988595-8
0-19-991382-X
0-19-804247-7
9786611163624
1-281-16362-7
1-4356-1977-3
Schlagworte:
Carr, Archie, > 1909-1987.
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