Telling our way to the sea
Subtitle: a voyage of discovery in the Sea of Cortez
By: Aaron Hirsh
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9780374272845
Subjects: Evolution (Biology); Ecology; Description and travel; Experiential learning; Study and teaching
Other titles: Voyage of discovery in the Sea of Cortez
Description: In a fishing village on the Sea of Cortez, two biologists, a historian of science, and twelve undergraduates investigate the bay's decline through ecological and evolutionary studies, villagers' stories, and journals of explorers.
Notes: Reference copy in Stegner Center is inscribed by the author.
Table of contents: title: Isostichopus fuscus : learning to see; title: Pachycereus pringlei : La Isla de California; title: Pachycereus pringlei : La Isla de Cardón; title: Leptalpheus mexicanus : listening to others; title: Canis familiaris : enduring youth; title: Mobula lucasana : the end of nature; title: Balaenoptera physalus : the end of nature; title: Galeocerdo cuvier : ligature; title: Chelonia mydas : the shape of change; title: Pseudorca crassidens and Homo sapiens : telling our way to the sea.