A true tale of science and discovery
By: Lawrence A. Curtis.
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hauppauge, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9781608765959
Subjects: Snails; Discoveries in science
Description: Presents a view of how knowledge of the biological world increased. This book deals with science and aims at explaining one example of the scientific process, when and where it was done, who did it, what they did, why they did it that way, the circumstances under which they did it, and what the results and interpretations were.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The start; title: The omnivorous snail; title: A stylish affair; title: A delving into parasites; title: The flesh-eating snail; title: Snails possessed; title: A sexually confused snail; title: Sociable parasites; title: Old timer; title: A1981-1995 capstone; title: New place, new people; title: Really old giants; title: Parasites in the wilds of Southeastern Rehoboth Bay; title: Within-snail battles?; title: Distances traveled at a snail's pace; title: Parasites and where host snails go and what they do; title: How snails here and there get to have different features; title: A closing.