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Life on Matagorda Island / by Wayne H. McAlister ; illustrations by Martha K. McAlister

Author
McAlister, Wayne H.
Published
College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2004]
Copyright Date
©2004
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 244 pages) : illustrations, 1 map
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Language Note
English.
Contents
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
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ISBN
9781603446419 (electronic bk.)
1603446419 (electronic bk.)
1299053149
9781299053144
1585443379
9781585443376
1585443387
9781585443383
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-237) and index.
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