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Wild Thing is a monthly series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by Alison Rieser Judith M. Heimann, one of the people I interviewed for my newly released book, wrote in The Most Offending Soul Alive: Tom…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. By Matt Cameron Scientists have long known that parrots possess individually distinct contact calls, the loudest and most commonly uttered vocalization. These are akin to parrots having…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. By Matt Cameron Scientists have long known that parrots possess individually distinct contact calls, the loudest and most commonly uttered vocalization. These are akin to parrots having…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by John Koprowski With the recent passage of the summer solstice, the year continues to progress and the annual cycles of animals hum along. As observers …
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by Walter G. Ellison Anyone leafing through the recent Second Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia might notice that…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by Walter G. Ellison Anyone leafing through the recent Second Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Maryland and the District of Columbia might notice that…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by Michael J. Harvey, J. Scott Altenbach, and Troy L. Best Most people know very little about bats. Misconceptions and superstitions about them abound. Bats…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by Gene Helfman In most marine systems, large sharks are at the top of the food chain. But recent observations from the tropical Pacific indicate…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by George A. Feldhamer Most of us here in North America know a white-tailed deer when we see one. And we know that deer…
Welcome to our virtual TWS 2013 exhibit, where you can find the books we have on display and available for purchase at The Wildlife Society annual meeting in Milwaukee. Everything is 25% off, so take a look around. Have questions or need help? Send an e-mail to Brendan Coyne or tweet him @JHUPsales. To order books simply go…