Tropical Nature and Other Essays (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Alfred R. Wallace

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331622387 ISBN 13 : 9781331622383

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover how tropical climates, plants, and animals interact to shape life across the equator—and why this matters.

In this collection, Alfred R. Wallace draws on years of field experience in the tropics to explain the distinctive climate, vegetation, and animal life of the equatorial zone. The work blends natural history with accessible explanations of how tropical conditions influence life, color, and evolution. This volume offers a clear, engaging portrait of how the tropics differ from temperate regions and why those differences matter for our understanding of the planet.

Reading this edition will illuminate the big ideas behind tropical life—from how climate and vegetation interact to how animal colors and mating displays reflect evolution. It weaves together climate science, botany, and zoology with memorable examples, including the remarkable world of hummingbirds and the diverse colours of tropical organisms.

• Background on the equatorial climate and its broad patterns


• Insights into tropical forests, plants, and the roles they play in ecosystems


• Overviews of tropical animal life, including birds, insects, and mammals


• Discussion of colour, ornament, and natural selection in tropical species

Ideal for readers of natural history and science who want a compact, informed look at tropical nature and its enduring questions.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Sometimes referred to as 'the grand old man of science', Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) was a naturalist, evolutionary theorist, and friend of Charles Darwin. In this study of tropical flora and fauna, he takes the reader on a tour of the equatorial forest belt - the almost continuous band of forest that stretches around the world between the tropics. There, chameleon-like caterpillars alter the colours of their cocoons, parasitical trees override their hosts with spectacular aerial root systems, and some of the most pressing questions of Victorian evolutionary science arise: how do animals and plants come to be brightly coloured? Can their adaptations provide clues about past geological eras? And was Darwin wholly correct in his theory of sexual selection? First published in 1878, Wallace's book is a skilfully written reflection of contemporary naturalism, still highly readable and relevant to students in the history of science.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331622387
• ISBN 13: 9781331622383
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 377
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