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13 produkter
Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles
Av Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
1311 kr
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Who was Richard Kemp, after whom the Kemp's ridley sea turtle is named? Is Wake's Gecko named after Berkeley's Marvalee Wake? Or perhaps her husband, David? Why do so many snakes and lizards have Werner in their name? This reference book answers these and thousands of other questions about the …
Eponym Dictionary of Birds
Av Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins m. fl.
E-bok, 2014
935 kr
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A comprehensive dictionary listing all the people whose names are commemorated in the English and scientific names of birds. Birdwatchers often come across bird names that include a person''s name, either in the vernacular (English) name or latinised in the scientific nomenclature. Such names are …
Eponym Dictionary of Birds
Av Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins m. fl.
E-bok, 2020
906 kr
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A comprehensive dictionary listing all the people whose names are commemorated in the English and scientific names of birds. Birdwatchers often come across bird names that include a person''s name, either in the vernacular (English) name or latinised in the scientific nomenclature. Such names are …
Sharks: An Eponym Dictionary
Av Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins
E-bok, 2015
693 kr
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This fascinating reference book delves into the origins of the vernacular and scientific names of sharks, rays, skates and chimeras. Each entry offers a concise biography, revealing the hidden stories and facts behind each species’ name. Full of interesting facts and humorous titbits, the authors’ …
Eponym Dictionary of Odonata
Av Bo Beolens
Inbunden, 2018
628 kr
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The Eponym Dictionary of Odonata is a comprehensive listing of all people after whom damselflies and dragonflies have been named in scientific or common names. Each entry provides details of the species and a brief biography of the person. It is also cross-referenced so that the relationships …
Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians
Av Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
748 kr
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New species of animal and plant are being discovered all the time. When this happens, the new species has to be given a scientific, Latin name in addition to any common, vernacular name. In either case the species may be named after a person, often the discoverer but sometimes an individual they …
Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians
Av Michael Grayson, Michael Watkins m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
693 kr
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New species of animal and plant are being discovered all the time. When this happens, the new species has to be given a scientific, Latin name in addition to any common, vernacular name. In either case the species may be named after a person, often the discoverer but sometimes an individual they …
Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians
Av Michael Grayson, Michael Watkins m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
593 kr
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New species of animal and plant are being discovered all the time. When this happens, the new species has to be given a scientific, Latin name in addition to any common, vernacular name. In either case the species may be named after a person, often the discoverer but sometimes an individual they …
Sharks: An Eponym Dictionary
Av Michael Watkins, Bo Beolens
Inbunden, 2015
748 kr
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This fascinating reference book delves into the origins of the vernacular and scientific names of sharks, rays, skates and chimeras. Each entry offers a concise biography, revealing the hidden stories and facts behind each species’ name. Full of interesting facts and humorous titbits, the authors’ …
Sharks: An Eponym Dictionary
Av Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins
E-bok, 2015
693 kr
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This fascinating reference book delves into the origins of the vernacular and scientific names of sharks, rays, skates and chimeras. Each entry offers a concise biography, revealing the hidden stories and facts behind each species’ name. Full of interesting facts and humorous titbits, the authors’ …
Eponym Dictionary of Mammals
Av Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins m. fl.
Inbunden, 2010
672 kr
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Just who was the Przewalski after whom Przewalski's horse was named? Or Husson, the eponym for the rat Hydromys hussoni? Or the Geoffroy whose name is forever linked to Geoffroy's cat? This unique reference provides a brief look at the real lives behind the scientific and vernacular mammal names …
Whose Bird?
Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds
Av Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins
Inbunden, 2024
655 kr
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Birders often wonder about the people commemorated in the names of many of our familiar bird species. Was Bonaparte's Gull named after Napoleon? Was the Pallas who named Pallas' Warbler the same individual as the discoverer of Pallas' Sandgrouse, and if so did he discover the two birds at the same …
Eponym Dictionary of Fishes
Av Bo Beolens, Bo Beolens m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
907 kr
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The Dictionary is currently being reprinted. Please contact dave@portopress.com if you would like to be informed when it is back in stock or if you would like to purchase the book as a pdf.The Eponym Dictionary is a series of brief but concise biographies of all those people after whom fish have …
