The Selborne pioneer : Gilbert White as naturalist and scientist : a re-examination / Ted Dadswell.
Pubblicazione:
Aldershot : Ashgate, c2003.
Descrizione fisica:
XVIII, 238 p., [12] p. di tav. : ill. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: List of illustrations. Acknowledgements. Preface. 1. The heroic gardener 2. Nature as an economy 3. The outdoor method 4. The disappearing swallows 5. Behaviour: birds and other animals 6. Instinct and initiative 7. Behaviour: plants and insects 8. The useful naturalist 9. Science, meteorology and geology 10. The problem of adaptation 11. Living manners 12. The perennial naturalist. Appendixes: Some relevant papers and extracts: I. Dissection of a live dog II. Bird migration as a fact III. Reports of torpid swallows IV. The sin of cruelty V. Design in shell-bearing animals. Notes and references. Bibliography. Index
Benson, Keith R. Recensione].