Requiem for nature / by Terborgh, John, 1936-

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Requiem for the Santa Cruz : an environmental history of an Arizona river / by Webb, Robert H., Betancourt, Julio L., Johnson, R. Roy 1932-, Turner, R. M.

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Requiem for a species : why we resist the truth about climate change / by Hamilton, Clive

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In the company of microbes : ten years of Small Things Considered / by Schaechter, Moselio

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The triumph of uncertainty : science and self in the postmodern age / by Tauber, Alfred I.

Table of Contents: “…Gilbert -- Beginnings -- On ways of knowing -- Transitions -- Rewriting immunology -- The immune self -- Systems philosophically considered -- Pursuing the enigmatic self -- Rethinking science -- Outline of a post-positivist philosophy of science -- A new agenda -- Personalizing science -- Moral epistemology -- Requiem for the ego -- Identity reconsidered -- On personal uncertainty.…”
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Out home / by Madson, John

Table of Contents: “…Introduction; Part I: Out Home; Going Out More; An Outdoor Ledger; Dallas Morgan and the Lion; Palace in the Popple; The Secret Life of the Cottontail Deer; The Bum Husband; The Passing of Little Sam; Pheasants Beyond Autumn; Part II: Under the Sun, by the Side of the Wind; Message from a Desert Island; Requiem for a Small River; The Running Country; The Prairie Blizzard; Where the River Fits the Song; The High Beyond; Part III: Old Friends; Giants in the Cliffs; The Dance on Monkey Mountain; Day of the Crane; North Again; Part IV: The Horizons of Home; A Letter to a Young Trapper.…”
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Displaying death and animating life : human-animal relations in art, science, and everyday life / by Desmond, Jane

Table of Contents: “…Animal Deaths and the Written Record of History: The Inflammatory Politics of Pet Obituaries in Newspapers; 7. Requiem for Roadkill: Death, Denial, and Mourning on America's Roads; Part Three. …”
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Shore fishes of Easter Island / by Randall, John E., 1924-2020

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Historical Review -- Zoogeography -- Marine Conservation -- Materials and Methods -- Cartilaginous Fishes -- Requiem Sharks (Carcharhinidae) -- Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrnidae) -- Eagle Rays (Myliobatidae) -- Bony Fishes -- Conger Eels (Congridae) -- Snake Eels and Worm Eels (Ophichthidae) -- Spaghetti Eels (Moringuidae) -- Moray Eels (Muraenidae) -- Anchovies (Engraulidae) -- Lizardfishes (Synodontidae) -- Brotulas and Cusk Eels (Ophidiidae) -- Frogfishes (Antennariidae)…”
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A pocket guide to sharks of the world / by Ebert, David A., Fowler, Sarah L.

Table of Contents: “…False catsharks Family Pseudotriakidae -- Barbeled Houndshark Family Leptochariidae -- Houndsharks Family Triakidae -- Weasel sharks Family Hemigaleidae -- Requiem sharks Family Carcharhinidae -- Tiger Shark Family Galeocerdidae -- Hammerhead sharks Family Sphyrnidae -- Glossary -- Oceans and seas -- Field observations -- Further reading -- Further identification guides -- Scientific societies and conservation organisations -- Species checklist -- Index…”
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Sharks of the world : a complete guide / by Ebert, David A., Dando, Marc, Fowler, Sarah L.

Table of Contents: “…Family Leptochariidae: Barbeled Houndshark -- Family Triakidae: houndsharks -- Family Hemigaleidae: weasel sharks -- Family Carcharhinidae: requiem sharks -- Family Galeocerdidae: Tiger Shark -- Family Sphyrnidae: hammerhead sharks -- Appendices -- Appendix I Glossary -- Appendix II Oceans and seas -- Appendix III Field observations -- Appendix IV Fin identification -- Appendix V Tooth identification -- Sources for the introduction -- Further reading -- Further identification guides -- Scientific societies, research and conservation organisations -- Online information -- Index…”
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Guide to the marine sport fishes of Atlantic Canada and New England / by Coad, Brian W.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Acknowledgments; The angler's personal catch record; BACKGROUND INFORMATION; Purpose of the book; Format of family and species accounts; Structure of fishes; Biology of fishes; How to identify fishes; Preserving fishes for identification; Dangerous fishes; Pollution; Oceanography; Commercial fisheries; History; Fish farming; FAMILY AND SPECIES ACCOUNTS; Dogfish shark family (Squalidae); Greenland shark; Spiny dogfish; Mackerel shark family (Lamnidae); Great white shark; Porbeagle; Requiem shark family (Carcharhinidae); Blue shark; Skate family (Rajidae); Barndoor skate; Little skate…”
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Fishes : a guide to their diversity / by Hastings, Philip A., Walker, H. J. 1950-, Galland, Grantly R., 1982-

Table of Contents: “…Chondrichthyes-Cartilaginous FishesHolocephali-Chimaeras; Chimaeriformes-Chimaeras; Chimaeridae-Ratfishes, Shortnose Chimaeras; Elasmobranchii-Sharks and Rays; Selachii-Sharks; Heterodontiformes-Heterodontidae: Bullhead Sharks; Orectolobiformes-Carpet Sharks; Ginglymostomatidae-Nurse Sharks; Rhincodontidae-Whale Sharks; Lamniformes-Mackerel Sharks; Alopiidae-Thresher Sharks; Lamnidae-Mackerel Sharks; Lamniform Diversity; Carcharhiniformes-Ground Sharks; Triakidae-Hound Sharks; Carcharhinidae-Requiem Sharks; Sphyrnidae-Hammerhead Sharks; Hexanchiformes-Six-gill Sharks; Hexanchidae-Cow Sharks.…”
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Fishes of the world / by Nelson, Joseph S., Grande, Terry, Wilson, Mark V. H.

Table of Contents: “…Order Carcharhiniformes (7)-ground sharks -- Family Scyliorhinidae (23)-cat sharks -- Family Proscylliidae (24)-finback cat sharks -- Family Pseudotriakidae (25)-false cat sharks -- Family Leptochariidae (26)-barbeled hound sharks -- Family Triakidae (27)-hound sharks -- Family Hemigaleidae (28)-weasel sharks -- Family Carcharhinidae (29)-requiem sharks -- Family Sphyrnidae (30)-hammerhead sharks -- Superorder Squalomorphi -- Series Hexanchida -- Order Hexanchiformes (8)-six-gill sharks -- Family Chlamydoselachidae (31)-frilled sharks -- Family Hexanchidae (32)-cow sharks -- Series Squalida -- Order Squaliformes (9)-dogfish sharks -- Family Centrophoridae (33)-gulper sharks -- Family Etmopteridae (34)-lantern sharks -- Family Somniosidae (35)-sleeper sharks -- Family Oxynotidae (36)-rough sharks -- Family Dalatiidae (37)-kitefin sharks -- Family Squalidae (38)-dogfish sharks -- Series Squatinida -- Order Protospinaciformes -- Order Echinorhiniformes (10)-bramble sharks -- Family Echinorhinidae (39)-bramble sharks -- Order Squatiniformes (11)-angel sharks -- Family Squatinidae (40)-angel sharks -- Order Pristiophoriformes (12)-saw sharks -- Family Pristiophoridae (41)-saw sharks -- Division Batomorphi-rays -- Order Torpediniformes (13)-electric rays -- Family Archaeobatidae -- Family Torpedinidae (42)-torpedo electric rays -- Family Narcinidae (43)-numbfishes -- Order Rajiformes (14)-skates -- Family Cyclobatidae -- Family Rajidae (44)-skates -- Order Pristiformes (15)-guitarfishes and sawfishes -- Family Sclerorhynchidae -- Family Ptychotrygonidae -- Family Rhinobatidae (45)-guitarfishes -- Family Rhinidae (46)-bowmouth guitarfishes -- Family Rhynchobatidae (47)-wedgefishes -- Family Pristidae (48)-sawfishes -- Order Myliobatiformes (16)-stingrays -- Family Platyrhinidae (49)-thornbacks -- Family Zanobatidae (50)-panrays.…”
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