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The man who saved sea turtles : Archie Carr and the origins of conservation biology /

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Archie Carr, one of the greatest biologists of the twentieth century and champion of endangered sea turtles, played a leading part in finding a new and critical role for natural history and systematics in a post-1950s world dominated by the glamorous science of molecular biology. This book documents...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davis, Frederick Rowe, 1965-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Carr, Archie, > 1909-1987.
Carr, Archie, > 1909-1987
Herpetologists > United States > Biography.
Sea turtles.
Turtles.
Turtles
Herpétologistes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Tortues marines.
Tortues.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
NATURE > Animals > General.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
Herpetologists
Sea turtles
United States
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Archie Carr, one of the greatest biologists of the twentieth century and champion of endangered sea turtles, played a leading part in finding a new and critical role for natural history and systematics in a post-1950s world dominated by the glamorous science of molecular biology. This book documents his life and work.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 312 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-303) and index.
ISBN:9780198042471
0198042477
9780199790098
0199790094