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"Describes the cause and effect of deformed frogs in the wild"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Kathy Allen
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 19,58 MB
Release : 2010-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1429645334
"Describes the cause and effect of deformed frogs in the wild"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Judith Cairncross Helgen
Publisher : Univ of Massachusetts Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 25,50 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1558499466
When deformed frogs-many with missing legs or eyes, footless stumps, or misshapen jaws-began to emerge from Minnesota wetlands, alarm bells went off. What caused such deformities? Pollution? Ultraviolet rays? Biological agents? And could the mysterious cause also pose a threat to humans? Former government biologist Judy Helgen provides an inside view of a highly charged environmental issue that continues to spark controversy among scientists, politicians, and government agencies. Book jacket.
Author : Michael Lannoo
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 25,5 MB
Release : 2008-08-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 0520942531
The widespread appearance of frogs with deformed bodies has generated much press coverage over the past decade. Frogs with extra limbs or digits, missing limbs or digits, or misaligned appendages raise an alarming question: "Are deformed humans next?" Taking a fresh look at this disturbing environmental problem, this reference provides a balanced overview of the science behind the malformed frog phenomenon. Bringing together data from ecology, parasitology, and other disciplines, Michael Lannoo considers the possible causes of these deformities, tells which frogs have been affected, and addresses questions about what these malformations might mean to human populations. Featuring high-quality radiographic images, Malformed Frogs suggests that our focus should be on finding practical solutions, a key component of which will be controlling chemical, nutrient, and pesticide runoff into wetlands.
Author : William Souder
Publisher : Hyperion Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 29,88 MB
Release : 2000-03-15
Category : Nature
ISBN :
In the tradition of "The Hot Zone" comes an explosive investigation into a global catastrophe in the making. Moving from America's swamps and wetlands to laboratories and government back rooms, Souder dramatically reveals the warning implicit in an outbreak of mutated frogs, explaining the importance of the amphibians to our fragile ecosystems and suggesting what their possible extinction means to the habitability of the planet for all species, including the human race.
Author : Jim Whiting
Publisher : Mitchell Lane
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 23,36 MB
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1545749728
Frogs are very sensitive to their environment. Changes in their appearanceand their rapid disappearancecan tell us when the environment is unhealthy. When people around the world began noticing that frog species were dying or becoming deformed at an alarming rate, they knew something had to be done. Frogs in Danger gives an overview of some of the frog species that have become endangered and why. Read about a flesh-eating fungus that thrives in warm climate and on the skin of frogs. Find out what scientistsand kids in their own backyardscan do to help these indicators of Earths health.
Author : William Souder
Publisher : Milkweed Editions
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 32,45 MB
Release : 2014-07-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1571319239
In this Pulitzer Prize–finalist biography, the author of Mad at the World examines the little-known life of the man behind the well-known bird survey. John James Audubon is renowned for his masterpiece of natural history and art, The Birds of America, the first nearly comprehensive survey of the continent’s birdlife. And yet few people understand, and many assume incorrectly, what sort of man he was. How did the illegitimate son of a French sea captain living in Haiti, who lied both about his parentage and his training, rise to become one of the greatest natural historians ever and the greatest name in ornithology? In Under a Wild Sky this Pulitzer Prize finalist, William Souder reveals that Audubon did not only compose the most famous depictions of birds the world has ever seen, but he also composed a brilliant mythology of self. In this dazzling work of biography, Souder charts the life of a driven man who, despite all odds, became the historical figure we know today. “A meticulous biography and a fascinating portrait of a young nation.”—San Francisco Chronicle “As richly endowed and densely packed as the forests of Audubon’s day.”—Minneapolis Star-Tribune “Deftly weaves together the story of the self-taught artist and naturalist…with the development of scientific inquiry in the early years of the republic and the lives of ordinary Americans as the new nation spilled westward over the mountains from the Eastern seaboard.”—Los Angeles Times
Author : William Souder
Publisher :
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 26,28 MB
Release : 2002-12-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780816641789
Analyzing the startling 1995 discovery of frog mutations around the globe, the author discusses the scientific attempt to identify the cause of this problem, which could be an early warning of major environmental catastrophe.
Author : Susan V. Bryant
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 14,17 MB
Release : 1997
Category :
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Author : Brandon Ballengée
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 20,8 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Amphibians
ISBN : 9780953454679
Author : Michael J. Lannoo
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 1124 pages
File Size : 35,27 MB
Release : 2005-06-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520235922
Documents in comprehensive detail a major environmental crisis: rapidly declining amphibian populations and the disturbing developmental problems that are increasingly prevalent within many amphibian species.