The Freshwater and Terrestrial Decapod Crustaceans of the West Indies with Special Reference to Dominica
The Freshwater and Terrestrial Decapod Crustaceans of the West Indies with Special Reference to Dominica

Author: Fenner Albert Chace

Publisher:

Published: 1969

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13:

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The original objective of this study was to describe the abundant but little-known freshwater and terrestrial decapod crustaceans of Dominica. However, it became apparent that even with intensive collecting it was hardly possible to reveal every species that might occur on that island. To lend completeness to the Dominican coverage and make the study useful to biologists interested in the faunas of other islands, 92 species known from all of the West Indies were included to offer a provisional handbook of the decapods that may occur naturally in reduced salinities or above the high-tide line on any of the island from Bermuda to Trinidad and throughout the Caribbean Seas.

Ladies in the Laboratory? American and British Women in Science, 1800-1900
Ladies in the Laboratory? American and British Women in Science, 1800-1900

Author: Mary R.S. Creese

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 0585276846

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A systematic survey and comparison of the work of 19th-century American and British women in scientific research, this book covers the two countries in which women of the period were most active in scientific work and examines all the fields in which they were engaged. The field-by-field examination brings out patterns and concentrations in women's research (in both countries) and allows a systematic comparison of the two national groups. Through this comparison, new insights are provided into how the national patterns developed and what they meant, in terms of both the process of women's entry into research and the contributions they made there. Ladies in the Laboratory? features a specialized bibliography of nineteenth century research journal publications by women, created from the London Royal Society's Catalogue of Scientific Papers, 1800-1900. In addition, 23 illustrations present in condensed form information about American and British women's scientific publications throughout the nineteenth century. This well-organized blend of individual life stories and quantitative information presents a great deal of new data and field-by-field analysis; its broad and methodical coverage will make it a basic work for everyone interested in the story of women's participation in nineteenth century science.