| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 244 pages) : illustrations, 1 map |
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Gulf Coast studies ; no. 5 |
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Gulf Coast studies ; no. 5.
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Chapter 1. Living on the Edge. -- Chapter 2. Beach. -- Chapter 3. Marsh. -- Chapter 4. Unseen Fauna. -- Chapter 5. Comparative Anatomy. -- Chapter 6. Cardisoma. -- Chapter 7. Predation. -- Chapter 8. Death -- Chapter 9. Creatures We Have Known -- Chapter 10. Land -- Notes |
| Summary |
"When Wayne and Martha McAlister moved to Matagorda Island, a wildlife refuge off the central Texas coast, they anticipated staying perhaps five years. But sent to take up duties with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wayne McAlister fell under the island's spell the moment he stepped out of his aging house trailer and met his first Matagorda rattlesnake. Seven years later, the McAlisters were still observing the flora and fauna of Matagorda. Except for the road and some occasional fence posts, the island appears untouched by humans. In Life on Matagorda Island, Wayne McAlister shows what life was like amid such isolation."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-237) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
McAlister, Wayne H.
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| SUBJECT |
McAlister, Wayne H. fast |
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Natural history -- Texas -- Matagorda Island
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ART -- Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions -- Permanent Collections.
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ART -- Museum Studies.
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Natural history
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Matagorda Island (Tex.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92002110
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| Subject |
Texas -- Matagorda Island
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781603446419 |
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1603446419 |
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1299053149 |
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9781299053144 |
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