Download or read book Birds of Anaktuvuk Pass Kobuk and Old Crow written by Laurence Irving and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These observations and studies were made during expeditions for physiological investigations of adaptation of the arctic Alaskan climate supported by the Office of Naval Research, through the Arctic Research Laboratory, from 1947 to 1949, and by the United States Public Health Service, through the Arctic Health Research Center, 1949.
Download or read book Birds of Anaktuvuk Pass Kobuk and Old Crow written by Laurence Irving and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Birds of Anaktuvuk Pass, Kobuk, and Old Crow: A Study in Arctic Adaptation The observations on which I have based these studies were made during expeditions for physiological investigations of adaptation to the arctic Alaskan climate. These were supported by the Office of Naval Research, through the Arctic Research Laboratory, from 1947 to 1949 and by the United States Public Health Service, through the Arctic Health Research Center, after 1949. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Arctic Health Research Center Publications 1949 1968 written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Annotated Bibliography of Literature on Alaska Water Birds written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annotated Bibliography of Literature on Alaska Water Birds written by Colleen M. Handel and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Comparative Mechanisms of Cold Adaptation written by Larry Underwood and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comparative Mechanisms of Cold Adaptation covers the proceedings of a symposium held at the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory in Barrow, Alaska in 1975 and 1976. The said symposium discusses the mechanisms of cold adaptation according to experts from different fields. The book covers topics related to cold adaptation, such as energy acquisition and utilization; mechanisms of thermal tolerance; the physiology and requirements of hibernation; and the role of neural inputs in cold adaptation. Topics also include cold-induced enzymatic adjustments; cold-induced responses in ectotherms and homeotherms; hormonal mechanisms; and plant adaptation to low temperatures. The text is recommended for biologists who would like to understand better the different mechanisms involved in cold adaptation and the importance of its study.
Download or read book Taphonomy and Archaeology in the Upper Pleistocene of the Northern Yukon Territory written by Richard E. Morlan and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1980-01-01 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of taphonomy has been borrowed from paleontology and applied to the analysis of vertebrate fossils from the Old Crow region of the northern Yukon Territory. By means of this approach, archaeologically significant specimens have been isolated from the larger suite of materials which can be explained entirely in terms of natural processes. The analysis indicates that human occupation began in eastern Beringia more than 50,000 years ago and probably was continuous from that time onward, but primary archaeological deposits will be needed to clarify the historical and paleo-environmental significance of these finds.
Download or read book Birds of Nunavut written by James M. Richards and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 815 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nunavut is a land of islands, encompassing some of the most remote places on Earth. It is also home to some of the world’s most fascinating bird species. The windswept tundra, rocky shorelines, and icy waters of this thinly populated land are integral to the survival of numerous breeding and non-breeding birds, including the colourful King Eider, the stately Snowy Owl, the spritely Snow Bunting, and the globe-spanning Northern Wheatear. Birds of Nunavut is the first complete survey of every species known to occur in the territory. It is co-written by a team of eighteen experts who have conducted a combined total of 300 seasons of fieldwork in Nunavut. They document 295 species of birds (of which 145 are known to breed in the territory), presenting a wealth of information on identification, distribution, ecology, behaviour, and conservation. Lavishly illustrated with over 800 colour photographs and 155 maps, it is a visually stunning reference work on the birds that live in and visit Nunavut.
Download or read book Wildlife Abstracts written by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 1020 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ornithology in Laboratory and Field written by Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr. and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of Ornithology in Laboratory and Field continues to offer up-to-date coverage of the important aspects of modern ornithology. Beginning with an overview of ornithology today, Pettingill explores such topics as external and internal anatomy, physiology, ecology, flight, behavior, migration, life histories, and populations.
Download or read book Current Ornithology written by Richard Johnston and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If it is still true that more than 80% of the ornithologists in North America are primarily interested or engaged in ecological studies on birds (J. R. King and W. J. Bock, Final Report of the Workshop on a National Plan For Ornithology, 1978), then Volume 3 of Current Orni thology is preadapted for their consideration. All but one article in this volume are somehow concerned with the ecological aspects of the bi ology of birds. Variation in the scope of topical coverage is relatively broad, and includes conservation, reproduction, behavior, community structure, and evolutionary ecology. Three reviews concern the pervasive effects of man and industry on various bird populations of the world. Risebrough provides a de tailed description of the relationships between pesticides and bird pop ulations. Morrison ass es ses aspects of bird population numbers as in dicators of environmental change, and Temple outlines current research on endangered species. The broad spectrum of reproductive ecology of birds is variously treated in this volume. Jehl and Murray explore sexual selection and some of the resulting complexities in the evolution of sexual size di morphism, primarily in shorebirds. Lawton and Lawton are concerned with the relationships between social behavior and breeding systems in which variation is found in the age at which reproduction is first undertaken. Oring examines the wide-ranging variation in polyandrous breeding systems in birds, while Rohwer is concerned with adoption versus infanticide in birds, and their relationships to reproductive fit ness.
Download or read book Proposed Gates of the Arctic National Park Alaska written by United States. Department of the Interior. Alaska Planning Group and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed assessment of environmental impacts associated with the establishment of the proposed park and the management of the land. Includes an inventory of the resources of the area.
Download or read book Arctic Traverse written by Michael Engelhard and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2024-04-01 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Engelhard locates life—biological, cultural, and geophysical—in every mile of this vast, wild landscape." —Robert Moor, author of On Trails: An Exploration A lyrical memoir that interweaves wilderness, homeland, cultural connections, historical figures, humor, and gritty experiences across northern Alaska, Arctic Traverse: A Thousand-Mile Summer of Trekking the Brooks Range takes readers along on a once-in-a-lifetime journey. From the award-winning author of Ice Bear: The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon comes an intimate exploration of Alaska’s northernmost mountain range with observations on Indigenous cultures, conservation, and intense cross-country travel, all shaped by respect for the land. Follow author Michael Engelhard through tussock-studded tundra for a remarkable tale of bear encounters and white-knuckled river moments, as well as poetic reflections on a vast, untamed landscape. A trained anthropologist, Engelhard evokes classic writers like Edward Abbey, Barry Lopez, and Ellen Meloy with profound dives into human and natural history and vivid meditations on Alaskan wildlife, flora, and geology. When he embarked on this thru-hike, fewer people had completed it solo in a single push than had dived to the floor of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of Earth’s oceans. Much more than a captivating account of a human-powered solo thru-hike and float, Arctic Traverse illuminates the spirit of Alaska, drawing on encounters with Indigenous elders, guided clients, scientists, and others as well as on Engelhard’s long-held dream and his experiences of the land itself.
Download or read book Rat Indian Creek Site and the Late Prehistoric Period in the Interior Northern Yukon written by Raymond Joseph LeBlanc and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis discusses the results of excavation and analysis of the Rat Creek site (MjVg-1), a late prehistoric-historic stratified site located on the Porcupine River, northern Yukon Territory. The major objectives were to attempt to refine the existing late prehistoric sequence for the interior Northern Yukon and to resolve some of the more specific issues regarding technology and typology that were raised by previous research in this region.
Download or read book Later Prehistory of the Middle Porcupine Drainage Northern Yukon Territory written by Richard E. Morlan and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1973-01-01 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description and analysis of artifacts and faunal remains from the Klokut site. Other sites in the middle Porcupine drainage, northern Yukon Territory, are also mentioned in an attempt to reconstruct the subsistence economy, annual cycle, and settlement patterns of the late prehistoric Kutchin.
