Caitlin O'Connell

Elephant's Life

An Intimate Portrait From Africa

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An Elephant's Life provides a unique and fascinating immersion into the world of the African elephant, told by a leading field biologist who has been researching and photographing these animals in their natural habitat for nearly two decades. Here, for the first time, readers get a fuller picture of elephant society cast in a broader context. 208 pp. 12,500 print.

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-7627-6374-0
EAN: 9780762763740
Produktnummer: 11354686
Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 208 S.
Masse: 73 g
Gewicht: 73
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Caitlin O'Connell is on the faculty at Stanford University Medical School and an author. Educated at Fairfield University, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and the University of California, Davis, where she earned a Ph.D. in Ecology, Dr. O'Connell has been studying elephant ecology and behavior for over 15 years. She has published over 25 peer-reviewed scientific articles and numerous articles for the popular press. She has also published the book The Elephant's Secret Sense (Free Press hc 2007; Chicago U Press pb 2008). She will also publish a photo journal for children, The Elephant Scientist with Houghton-Miffling in Spring 2011. Dr. O'Connell also works on science education projects from the classroom to the field and other aspects of conservation including coral reef and flamingo restoration.