Download or read book The Snakes of Iowa written by Joseph Edward Guthrie and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Natural History of the Snakes and Lizards of Iowa written by Terry VanDeWalle and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2022-08-10 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an in-depth look at the natural history of each snake and lizard species/subspecies found in Iowa. Each of the thirty-three species accounts includes a sampling of the common names the species has been known by in the past, the first specimens collected in the state, and a brief history of the early Iowa literature related to the species, along with a complete description and a discussion of similar species, distribution in the state, habitat, behavior, threats, foods and feeding, and reproduction. While readers will be able to identify Iowa’s snakes and lizards through its species accounts, identification keys, and beautiful photographs and illustrations, this book is intended to be more than a field guide. What makes it truly unique is the comparison of historic data collected by Iowa herpetologists in the 1930s and 1940s with data collected by the author, along with James L. Christiansen and others, since 1960. Custom maps show the reader how species’ distributions have changed over time.

Download or read book Snakes and Lizards in Your Pocket written by Terry VanDeWalle and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the rare and docile massasauga, which relies on camouflage to remain unnoticed, to the more familiar bullsnake, which defends itself by hissing loudly and vibrating its tail from an S-shaped striking position, to the eastern racer, often seen crawling at more than three miles an hour during daytime, snakes are beautiful animals with habits both fascinating and beneficial to humans. Their relatives the lizards, most of which are more easily seen and identified, exhibit similarly fascinating behavior. This colorful addition to our series of laminated guides informs both amateur and professional herpetologists about twenty-seven species of snakes and six species of lizards in the Upper Midwest states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, South Dakota, North Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri. Terry VanDeWalle provides a complete description of each species, both adult and young, as well as distinguishing characteristics for thirty-two subspecies of snakes and two subspecies of lizards: length, color, head and neck patterns, scales, and so on. Also included is information about habitat preferences: forests, wet meadows, and sand prairies, for example. Most helpful for identifying snakes and lizards in the field are his comparisons of similar species and his comprehensive key. Superb photographs by Suzanne Collins of adult and, when needed for identification, young snakes and lizards make this guide the perfect companion for hikers in all kinds of environments whenever a snake ripples across your path or a lizard darts into the underbrush.

Download or read book Cost of Living on Iowa Farms written by Edgar Vermont Collins and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bulletin written by Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Economic Entomology written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hiking Iowa written by Elizabeth Hill and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-05-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With nearly fifty featured trails, Iowa's verdant countryside is an excellent place for a hike, and this guide covers the state's varied terrain with a focus on the state parks and recreation areas.

Download or read book Awesome Snake Science written by Cindy Blobaum and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the various types of snakes found around the world, and offers games, activities, and experiments for hand-on learning.

Download or read book Iowa Conservationist written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Emerald Horizon written by Cornelia F. Mutel and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Emerald Horizon, Cornelia Mutel combines lyrical writing with meticulous scientific research to portray the environmental past, present, and future of Iowa. In doing so, she ties all of Iowa's natural features into one comprehensive whole. Since so much of the tallgrass state has been transformed into an agricultural landscape, Mutel focuses on understanding today’s natural environment by understanding yesterday’s changes. After summarizing the geological, archaeological, and ecological features that shaped Iowa’s modern landscape, she recreates the once-wild native communities that existed prior to Euroamerican settlement. Next she examines the dramatic changes that overtook native plant and animal communities as Iowa’s prairies, woodlands, and wetlands were transformed. Finally she presents realistic techniques for restoring native species and ecological processes as well as a broad variety of ways in which Iowans can reconnect with the natural world. Throughout, in addition to the many illustrations commissioned for this book, she offers careful scientific exposition, a strong sense of respect for the land, and encouragement to protect the future by learning from the past. The “emerald prairie” that “gleamed and shone to the horizon’s edge,” as botanist Thomas Macbride described it in 1895, has vanished. Cornelia Mutel’s passionate dedication to restoring this damaged landscape—and by extension the transformed landscape of the entire Corn Belt—invigorates her blend of natural history and human history. Believing that citizens who are knowledgeable about native species, communities, and ecological processes will better care for them, she gives us hope—and sound suggestions—for the future.

Download or read book Technical Note written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Peek at Iowa Wildlife written by George W. Worley and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book List of Bulletins of the Agricultural Experiment Stations written by United States. Department of Agriculture. Library and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bibliographical Bulletin written by National Agricultural Library (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 1048 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Some Results of Cutting in the Sierra Forests of California written by Duncan Dunning and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 1502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pp. 24.

Download or read book List of Bulletins of the Agricultural Experiment Stations in the United States from Their Establishment to the End of written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: