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| 61. |  | Title: Tupai: a field study of Bornean treeshrews  Author: Emmons, Louise Published: University of California Press, 2000 Subjects: Science | Zoology Publisher's Description: Treeshrews suffer from chronic mistaken identity: they are not shrews, and most are not found in trees. These squirrel-sized, brownish mammals with large, dark, lashless eyes were at one time thought to be primates. Even though most scientists now believe them to belong in their own mammalian order, . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 62. |  | Title: Understanding heart disease Author: Selzer, Arthur Published: University of California Press, 1992 Subjects: Medicine | Science Publisher's Description: Diseases of the heart are the leading cause of death in the Western world. Health professionals and the general public alike eagerly watch advances in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease. Yet the more spectacular aspects of medical progress in the field are often reported prema . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 63. |  | Title: Understanding relativity: a simplified approach to Einstein's theories Author: Sartori, Leo Published: University of California Press, 1996 Subjects: Science | Physics | History and Philosophy of Science Publisher's Description: Nonspecialists with no prior knowledge of physics and only reasonable proficiency with algebra can now understand Einstein's special theory of relativity. Effectively diagrammed and with an emphasis on logical structure, Leo Sartori's rigorous but simple presentation will guide interested readers th . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 64. |  | Title: The view from Bald Hill: thirty years in an Arizona grassland Author: Bock, Carl E 1942- Published: University of California Press, 2000 Subjects: Environmental Studies | Conservation | California and the West | Ecology | Natural History | Science | Biology | Botany | Zoology Publisher's Description: In 1540 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado introduced the first domestic livestock to the American Southwest. Over the subsequent four centuries, cattle, horses, and sheep have created a massive ecological experiment on these arid grasslands, changing them in ways we can never know with certainty. The Ap . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 65. |  | Title: Volcanology and geothermal energy Author: Wohletz, Kenneth Published: University of California Press, 1992 Subjects: Science | Physical Sciences | Earth Sciences Publisher's Description: Most high-temperature geothermal resources develop in volcanic regions, but very few have been successfully explored and developed despite the ever-growing need for renewable energy resources. This is particularly true of the many developing countries that exist in volcanic regions with potential ge . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 66. |  | Title: When a doctor hates a patient, and other chapters in a young physician's life Author: Peschel, Richard E Published: University of California Press, 1988 Subjects: Medicine | Science Similar Items |