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Lewis & Clark Herbarium: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Digital Imagery Study Set

Lewis and Clark Herbarium: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Digital Imagery Study Set: Special Publications No. 19

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Earle E. Spamer (au); Richard M. Mccourt (au)
The Lewis & Clark Expedition of 1804-1806 is one of the great stories of exploration in America. Few of the scientific specimens collected by Meriwether Lewis & William Clark survive, except for hundreds of pressed plants in The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. Digital images in this CD-ROM show each plant in more detail than ever before. Browse through the collection, plant by plant. Read the labels written by Lewis in the field between 1804 & 1806. Refer to facsimile reprints of the original records & colored engravings of Lewis�s gatherings as published in the first comprehensive catalogue of American plants by Frederick Pursh in 1813. Read facsimile reprints of important 19th century publications about the plants. Scientific descriptions & historical comments by Lewis & Clark scholars bring the herbarium completely up to date for the first time in a century. Comprehensive indexes provide guides to places & dates of collection, common names, hundreds of scientific names, & digital illustrations. Includes new information about the Lewis & Clark Herbarium & its history. Images, texts, & indexes are hyperlinked for ease of use.

Diatoms of Low-Alkalinity Lakes in the Northeastern United States

Diatoms of LowAlkalinity Lakes in the Northeastern United States: Academy of Natural Sciences of Phila., Special Publications No. 18

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Keith E. Camburn (au); Donald F. Charles (au)
Diatoms, in addition to being important components of aquatic ecosystems, are valuable ecological indicators. In lakes, diatoms accrue in sediments over time, providing a lasting record of response to changing environmental conditions. Data from analysis of this record can be used to address a variety of environmental issues, including lake acidification, eutrophication & climate change. Successful use of diatoms to assess ecological conditions requires that taxa be identified correctly & that their ecological characteristics be known. This pub. aims to provide information to help meet both objectives. It contains photomicrographs & ecological data for diatom taxa found in sediment samples collected from 116 lakes in the Adirondack Park, northern N.Y. Because many of these diatom taxa are relatively widespread, however, the taxonomic & ecological information is applicable to low-alkalinity lakes throughout the NE U.S. & SE Canada. This pub. documents the taxonomy used by diatomists in the PIRLA project (Paleoecological Investigation of Recent Lake Acidification), & also provides taxonomic guidance & ecological data for future studies of low-alkalinity lakes. 37 plates.

Bone Sharp: The Life of Edward Drinker Cope

Bone Sharp: The Life of Edward Drinker Cope: Special Publications No. 17

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Jane Pierce Davidson (au)
Edward Drinker Cope (1840-1897), the grandson of wealthy Philadelphia merchant Thomas Pim Cope, grew up to be a keenly intellectual, energetic, & argumentative naturalist. He was among the last of the great school of late 19th century naturalists who studied almost everything, excelling in the study of reptiles, amphibians, & fish, fossil & modern alike. Cope soared to international prominence among natural scientists. His personal life has heretofore been eclipsed by his monumental achievements in science. Here, Jane Pierce Davidson has critically looked into Cope the man more than any other previous biographer. He loved his wife & daughter, but his amorosity wandered, & hearsay about the cricumstances of his death shadowed him through the 20th century. Cope was acclaimed by international scholarly societies for his scientific work, yet lost most of his fortune in bad mining ventures & remained a complex, fierce-minded man. Relying mostly on primary references, including many heretofore unpublished, Davidson, an admirer of Edward Cope, shows him to have been a very human, personable, self-assured, & brilliant man.

Study of Fossil Vertebrate Types in The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia: Taxonomic, Systematic, & Historical Perspectives

Study of Fossil Vertebrate Types in The Academy of Natural Sciences of Phila.: Taxonomic, Systematic, and Historical Perspectives: Special Publications No. 16

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Earle E. Spamer (au); Edward Daeschler (au); L. Gay Vostreys-Shapiro (au)
This pub. encompasses taxonomic nomenclature, systematics, bibliography, history, & curation. It is written for the established researcher, student, museum curator & collection manager, historian, & librarian. The first section provides a historical overview of the contents & the history of work in the Vertebrate Paleontology collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP). The second section is a comprehensive study of the Academy�s fossil vertebrate types, comprising 440 valid species-group taxa named between 1822 & 1994 by 50 authors or combinations of authors. The third section is used as a case study of the methods of interpreting data associated with the name-bearing specimens of species.

Divers & Snorkelers Guide to the Fishes & Sea Life of the Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas & Bermuda (rev. ed.)

Divers and Snorkelers Guide to the Fishes and Sea Life of the Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas and Bermuda (rev. ed.)

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F. Joseph Stokes (au); Charlotte C. Stokes (il)
The ideal introduction to the wonderland of the Atlantic Ocean�s coral reefs for both beginners, serious students of ichthyology, snorkelers, divers & fish hobbyists. Practically all the fish species one is likely to see are illustrated, including the color variations that frequently occur & the juvenile forms. The text is simply written, without unnecessary technicalities & with the descriptions of each species limited to the characteristics most important for identification. The more commn forms of corals & reef animals shown in the background are also identified. Also included are convenient lists for quick identification, information on how best to observe fish, how a fish functions & the unusual characteristics of many types of fish. Portable, compact, easy to use, & beautifully illustrated.

Frank J. Myers Rotifera Collection at The Academy of Natural Sciences: The Whole Collection in Digital Images

Frank J. Myers Rotifera Collection at The Academy of Natural Sciences: The Whole Collection in Digital Images: Special Publications No. 20

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Christian D. Jersabek (au); Hendrik Segers (au); Brian J. Dingmann (au); Howard L. Taylor (in)
The diversity & bizarre beauty of the Rotifera, a little known group of predominantly freshwater animals, is revealed by high resolution digital images in greater detail than ever before. This illustrated catalog extends the expertise of Frank J. Myers, the foremost rotiferologist of his generation, by taking advantage of the technological advances of today�s generation. More than 700 species are included, providing complete coverage of the world�s most comprehensive rotifer collection on microslides. Includes an introduction to Frank J. Myers by Howard L. Taylor.

Catalogue of the Marine Gastropod Family Fasciolariidae

Catalogue of the Marine Gastropod Family Fasciolariidae: Special Publications No. 21

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Martin Avery Snyder (au)
Shelled mollusks are organisms important to the study of evolution, since upon death they leave behind a calcareous exoskeleton. Though molluscan fossils are sometimes nothing more than the molds formed by vanished specimens, most still bear the form of shells, often of extinct species. The most interesting problems that may be addressed through the study of fossils concern the adaptive development of various organisms over the vast span of geological time. The family Fasciolariidae is thought first to have appeared in the Cretaceous era, some 110 million years ago. Contents of this study: The family Fasciolariide; Genus-group taxa: introduction; List of genus-group taxa; Provisional arrangement of genus-group taxa; Genera removed from the family Fasciolariidae; Species-group taxa: introduction; List of species-group taxa; Abbreviated species list, by group: Introduction; Abbreviated species list; Bibliography; General references; & Reference for the family Fasciolariidae.

Jefferson�s Botanists: Lewis & Clark Discover the Plants of the West

Jefferson�s Botanists: Lewis and Clark Discover the Plants of the West

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Richard McCourt (au); Earle Spamer (au)
This beautiful concise book discusses how Meriwether Lewis collected plant specimens on the journey of exploration that he & William Clark led across the American West to the Pacific Ocean & back, sent by Pres. Thomas Jefferson. It includes facsimile excerpts from their original journals. The task of plant collecting was Lewis�s military duty, but he seems to have had a real flair for collecting & describing the specimens. It is clear that he spent long hours observing the specimens, perhaps with a magnifying glass, cross-checking the anatomy of the plant before him with an illustrated ed. of Linnaeus�s botany book. The hundreds of Lewis & Clark specimens that survive today, known as the Lewis & Clark Herbarium, are stored in protective folders in special storage cabinets, in a climate controlled room at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. Visiting scholars can readily retrieve & study the plants. Illus.

Diatoms of the United States: Exclusive of Alaska & Hawaii: Volume 1: Fragilariaceae, Eunotiaceae, Achnanthaceae, Naviculaceae

Diatoms of the United States: Exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii: Monographs No. 13, Vol. I

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Ruth Patrick (au); Charles W. Reimer (au); H. Radclyffe Roberts (fr)
This systematic treatment of the diatoms of the U.S. is written for the use of all those concerned with the multitude of kinds & the fascinating diversity of this very large & important group of algae of our fresh waters. This vol. represents the first part of a two part systematic treatment of the fresh-water diatom flora of continental U.S. exclusive of Alaska. Besides those taxa found in fresh water, a few taxa found in estuaries of rivers & belonging to genera that commonly occur in fresh water are included. No strictly fossil species are included; however, many of the species embrced are found in recent fossil material. Although this book is concerned with the U.S., it should be helpful to the students of diatom floras in Mexico, Canada, & other areas. Illus.

Fishes of West Virginia: Reprinted from The Proceedings

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Jay R. Stauffer, Jr. (au); Jeffrey M. Boltz (au); Laura R. White (au)
This comprehensive work on the fishes of WV is the culmination of more than 20 years of res. Contains descriptions of the major river drainages in WV, a brief discussion of the zoogeog. of the fishes within the state, a table of fish dist. by drainage, a guide to the anatomical features used in fish ident., dichotomous keys to the families & species of WV fishes, physical descriptions of all fish species known or expected to occur in the state, & a glossary to supplement the species descriptions. Info. was gathered by: All major fish museums in the eastern U.S. were contacted & records of specimens collected were requested; museums with significant holdings of WV fishes were visited; & New fish surveys were conducted at approx. 1,000 sites throughout the state. Illus.