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The case of the monkeys that fell from the trees : and other mysteries in tropical nature / by Susan E. Quinlan.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: Honesdale, PA : Boyds Mills Press, 2003Description: 171 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1563979020
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 508.313 QUI 22
Contents:
Where are all the animals? -- How many species? -- The monkey that fell from the trees -- The mystery of the ant-plant's army -- Tricksters in the trees -- The search for the deadly frog's poison -- The curious case of the helpful parasites -- The butterflies' strange pursuit -- The case of the winged fruit thieves -- The mystery in the monkey dung -- The mystery of the unknown pollinators -- How much forest is enough? -- The tropical symphony.
Summary: Presents scientific investigations of twelve tropical forest mysteries, looking at why monkeys sometimes fall from the trees, how passion flower vines foil their predators, how poison dart frogs make their poison, and other questions.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-166) and index.

Presents scientific investigations of twelve tropical forest mysteries, looking at why monkeys sometimes fall from the trees, how passion flower vines foil their predators, how poison dart frogs make their poison, and other questions.

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Where are all the animals? -- How many species? -- The monkey that fell from the trees -- The mystery of the ant-plant's army -- Tricksters in the trees -- The search for the deadly frog's poison -- The curious case of the helpful parasites -- The butterflies' strange pursuit -- The case of the winged fruit thieves --
The mystery in the monkey dung --
The mystery of the unknown pollinators -- How much forest is enough? --
The tropical symphony.

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