Download or read book The Evolution Underground written by Anthony J Martin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humans have "gone underground" for survival for thousands of years, from underground cities in Turkey to Cold War-era bunkers. But our burrowing roots go back to the very beginnings of animal life on Earth. Many animal lineages alive now—including our own—only survived a cataclysmic meteorite strike 65 million years ago because they went underground.On a grander scale, the chemistry of the planet itself had already been transformed many millions of years earlier by the first animal burrows which altered whole ecosystems. Every day we walk on an earth filled with an underground wilderness teeming with life. Most of this life stays hidden, yet these animals and their subterranean homes are ubiquitous, ranging from the deep sea to mountains, from the equator to the poles. Burrows are a refuge from predators, a safe home for raising young, or a tool to ambush prey. Burrows also protect animals against all types of natural disasters. Filled with spectacularly diverse fauna, acclaimed paleontologist and ichnologist Anthony Martin reveals this fascinating, hidden world that will continue to influence and transform life on this planet.
Download or read book Animals that Burrow written by Dean Morris and published by Steck-Vaughn. This book was released on 1988 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to mammals, birds, insects, shellfish, and other creatures that make their homes underground.
Download or read book The Burrow Book written by Shaila Awan and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a variety of burrowing animals, insects, and arachnids that live in five different habitats around the world: woodland, arctic, forest floor, prairie, and desert.
Download or read book How Far Underground written by Monika Davies and published by Animals Measure Up. This book was released on 2018-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many animals take refuge in underground burrows, from small frog burrows in the desert to the sprawling burrows of prairie animals. Comparisons to familiar objects give perspective and illustrated rulers show numeric distances. Includes a map, glossary, and further resources.
Download or read book Burrows Badgers written by Michael Lovejoy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kingdom of Northymbra is a land in turmoil. King Redwulf is missing, and his son rules as regent in his stead, facing threats from within and without: growing dissention among the knights and nobles of the realm, whispers of revolution from the Freebeasts, Wildbeasts encroaching on the borders, and bandits of all stripes making the most of the chaos. Burrows & Badgers is a tabletop skirmish game set in the ancient realm of Northymbra, a kingdom where mice, badgers, toads and other animals wear armour, wield swords, and cast magic spells. Your tabletop becomes part of the Kingdom of Northymbra, whose ruined villages, haunted forests, and misty marshes play host to brutal ambushes and desperate skirmishes. Lead your warband from battle to battle, and uphold the name of your faction, whether you stand with Reinert's Royalists, the Freebeasts of the Fox Families, or simply for your own glory or survival. Each model in Burrows & Badgers represents an individual character, and can be selected from a wide range of species – from the humble mouse to the mighty badger – and armed and equipped as desired. Scenarios link into ongoing campaigns, where heroes and villains may make their names and the assistance of infamous mercenaries might mean the difference between victory and defeat.
Download or read book Life Traces of the Georgia Coast written by Anthony J. Martin and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-14 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered what left behind those prints and tracks on the seashore, or what made those marks or dug those holes in the dunes? Life Traces of the Georgia Coast is an up-close look at these traces of life and the animals and plants that made them. It tells about how the tracemakers lived and how they interacted with their environments. This is a book about ichnology (the study of such traces) and a wonderful way to learn about the behavior of organisms, living and long extinct. Life Traces presents an overview of the traces left by modern animals and plants in this biologically rich region; shows how life traces relate to the environments, natural history, and behaviors of their tracemakers; and applies that knowledge toward a better understanding of the fossilized traces that ancient life left in the geologic record. Augmented by illustrations of traces made by both ancient and modern organisms, the book shows how ancient trace fossils directly relate to modern traces and tracemakers, among them, insects, grasses, crabs, shorebirds, alligators, and sea turtles. The result is an aesthetically appealing and scientifically grounded book that will serve as source both for scientists and for anyone interested in the natural history of the Georgia coast.
Download or read book Animals That Burrow written by MacDonald First Library and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dinosaurs Without Bones written by Anthony J. Martin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 683 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Bubbles over with the joy of scientific discovery as he shares his natural enthusiasm for the blend of sleuthing and imagination."—Publishers Weekly, starred review What if we woke up one morning all of the dinosaur bones in the world were gone? How would we know these iconic animals had a165-million year history on earth, and had adapted to all land-based environments from pole to pole? What clues would be left to discern not only their presence, but also to learn about their sex lives, raising of young, social lives, combat, and who ate who? What would it take for us to know how fast dinosaurs moved, whether they lived underground, climbed trees, or went for a swim?Welcome to the world of ichnology, the study of traces and trace fossils – such as tracks, trails, burrows, nests, toothmarks, and other vestiges of behavior – and how through these remarkable clues, we can explore and intuit the rich and complicated lives of dinosaurs. With a unique, detective-like approach, interpreting the forensic clues of these long-extinct animals that leave a much richer legacy than bones, Martin brings the wild world of the Mesozoic to life for the 21st century reader.
Download or read book Burrows written by Julie Murray and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through simple text and cool photographs, this title gives a brief introduction to what a burrow is and the animals, like rabbits and owls, that live in one. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book Animals that Burrow written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Palaeobiology of Trace Fossils written by Stephen K. Donovan and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1994 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An up-to-date compilation written by authorities in particular aspects of ichnology. Considers the biological evidence that can be derived from trace fossils including both marine and terrestrial paleoenvironments. Features ancient and modern examples running the gamut from late Precambrian through fish coprolites to dinosaur eggs.
Download or read book Home Sweet Burrow written by Mary Elizabeth Salzmann and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at what burrows are and gives several examples of animals that create and live in burrows.
Download or read book Armadillo s Burrow written by Dee Phillips and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A very odd-looking creature is furiously digging a hole with its long claws. The creature is a nine-banded armadillo, and while it already has ten other burrows in its territory, the busy homemaker has just discovered a great place to build yet another underground home! In Armadillo’s Burrow, kids will explore the underground world of these little animals through clear text and large, full-color photos. Age-appropriate activities, such as describing the animal to a friend, and critical-thinking questions give readers a chance to gain insights beyond the facts and figures. Fun information, such as how an armadillo digs for insects using its snout and then slurps up the bugs with its sticky tongue, is sure to delight young readers.
Download or read book Burrow Pattern in Rodents written by Chanchal Kumar Manna and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Burrow Pattern in Rodents is a well-thought-out and organized collection of research. This particular field of study needs patience and acute interest. Scholars in this field throughout the globe have tried to focus on the morphology, ecology, physiology, behaviour and biodiversity of rodents. Studying the rodents of India or outside India is very difficult and requires a multidisciplinary approach. Rodents are defined as gnawing mammals of an order that includes rats, mice, squirrel, hamsters, porcupines, and their relatives, distinguished by strong, constantly growing incisors and no canine teeth. Rodents are the largest group of mammals, constituting almost half the class Mammalia's approximately 4,660 species. They are indigenous to every land area except Antarctica, New Zealand, and a few Arctic and other oceanic islands, although some species have been introduced to those places through their association with humans. The impact of these species upon human populations ranges from inconvenient to deadly. Burrowing (fossorial) mammals (especially rodents) construct or visit existing burrow systems regularly or temporarily for shelter but search for their food mainly above ground. The shelter function of the underground ecotope has two components: protection from predators and protection from environmental fluctuation or extremes predominating above the ground. Protection is particularly important in periods of enhanced vulnerability: during resting and sleeping, hibernation, aestivation, or breeding. Burrow inhabitants are deprived of most sensory cues available above ground, and face low food supply, high energetic costs of digging and some stressful micro-environmental conditions as high humidity, low gas ventilation, hypoxic and hypercapnic conditions. A number of books on the topic of rodents have been published, such as The Mouse in Science, Biomethodology of the Rat, Biomethodology of the Guineapig, Hamsters in Research Institutions, and Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats. However, these books are mainly focused on laboratory animals. This work, on the other hand, focuses on rodents in natural conditions, which is a fascinating aspect of rodent biology. Agriculture, being biological in nature, is vulnerable to several external factors. Agricultural fields serve as a highly productive rodent habitat and crops such as sugarcane, rice, wheat, groundnut and fodder serve as an ideal habitat for rodent pests. Similarly, threshing yards located near crop fields also act as an excellent source of food and shelter for rodents. Burrow systems vary greatly among rodent species and even within a species, depending on soil type, compaction, and depth; water table levels; aspect and slope; vegetation type and density; latitude, etc. In the Indian scenario, there is considerable variation in various types of burrow patterns due to the different types of soil, food structure and climatic situations. The authors have also tried to accumulate information on burrow systems in other developing and developed countries. So, this work will help the reader to understand species-specific burrow structures and their physiological conditions. The discussion on this particular topic will help the reader understand the life of various types of rodents not only in India but in other developing and developed countries also"--
Download or read book Ecoviews written by Whit Gibbons and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 1998-03-20 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book celebrates the intrinsic worth of all plants and animals in order to motivate people in a unified effort to preserve the Earth's rich array of life forms."--Cover.
Download or read book Badger s Burrow written by Dee Phillips and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As night falls, a striped little face peeks out from a large hole that’s been dug into a bank. Then, a stocky, hairy body emerges from the hole. The animal is a badger, and it’s leaving its burrow to spend the night hunting for prairie dogs, rats, and other small animals. Filled with information perfectly suited to the abilities and interests of its early elementary school audience, Badger’s Burrow gives young readers a chance not only to learn, but also to develop their powers of observation and critical thinking through activities and questions. Clear text and colorful photos and diagrams will engage young readers as they learn about the natural habitat, physical characteristics, diet, and behavior of badgers.
Download or read book Baby Animals in Burrows written by Martha Elizabeth Hillman Rustad and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peek! A baby prairie dog looks out of its underground burrow. Through delightfully simple text and bright, close-up photos, this e-book will show beginning readers why burrows make good homes for growing baby rabbits, meerkats, and other adorable animals. All Little Pebble books have an Accelerated Reader ATOS level of 1.0 or below.
