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Author: David King
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781585443765
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraces the history of professional baseball in San Antonio from 1888 to the present, highlighting key players, coaches, teams, and events that have defined the sport.
Author: Merlin D. Tuttle
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 71
ISBN-13: 9780963824882
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTexas has thirty-two bat species, more than any other state. Bats rank among the state's most beneficial and fascinating allies. The majority eat insects, with just one colony consuming billions in a single night. Others are essential pollinators of desert plants. No other group of Texas mammals is more diverse or important to the balance of nature. This guide, produced by Bat Conservation International and the Texas Parks and Wildlife department, includes descriptions of Texas's bats, photographs, and range maps. It will convince readers that the bats' fearsome reputation is greatly undeserved.
Author: Smith, J. Jaye
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781455600649
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBo, a Mexican free-tailed bat, journeys across Texas to teach young readers about the important role bats play in Texas ecology and describes the thirty-two different types of bats that make their home in the Lone Star State.
Author: David J. Schmidly
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2016-08-09
Total Pages: 737
ISBN-13: 1477308865
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom reviews of previous editions: “This is the standard reference about Texas mammals.” —Wildlife Activist “A must for anyone seriously interested in the wildlife of Texas.” —Texas Outdoor Writers Association News “[This book] easily fills the role of both a field guide and a desk reference, and is written in a style that appeals to the professional biologist and amateur naturalist alike. . . . [It] should prove useful to anyone with an interest in the mammal fauna of Texas or the southern Great Plains.” —Prairie Naturalist The Mammals of Texas has been the standard reference since the first edition was coauthored by William B. Davis and Walter P. Taylor in 1947. Revised several times over the succeeding decades, it remains the most authoritative source of information on the mammalian wildlife of Texas, with physical descriptions and life histories for 202 species, abundant photographs and drawings, and distribution maps. In this new edition, David J. Schmidly is joined by one of the most active researchers on Texas mammals, Robert D. Bradley, to provide a thorough update of the taxonomy, distribution, and natural history of all species of wild mammals that inhabit Texas today. Using the most recent advances in molecular biology and in wildlife ecology and management, the authors include the most current information about the scientific nomenclature, taxonomy, and identification of species, while also covering significant advances in natural history and conservation.
Author: Michael J. Harvey
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2011-12-01
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 1421403005
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHonorable Mention, Popular Science, 2012 PROSE Awards, Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers The only mammals capable of true flight, bats are among the world’s most fascinating creatures. This accessible guide to the forty-seven species of bats found in the United States and Canada captures and explains the amazing diversity of these marvels of evolution. A wide variety of bat species live in the United States and Canada, ranging from the California leaf-nosed bat to the Florida bonneted bat, from the eastern small-footed bat to the northern long-eared bat. The authors provide an overview of bat classification, biology, feeding behavior, habitats, migration, and reproduction. They discuss the ever-increasing danger bats face from destruction of habitat, wind turbines, chemical toxicants, and devastating diseases like white-nose syndrome, which is killing millions of cave bats in North America. Illustrated species accounts include range maps and useful identification tips. Written by three of the world’s leading bat experts and featuring J. Scott Altenbach's stunning photographs, this fact-filled and easy-to-use book is the most comprehensive and up-to-date account of bats in the U.S. and Canada.
Author: Charles A. R. Campbell
Publisher: Boston, Mass. : Stratford Company
Published: 1925
Total Pages: 372
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKBats, Mosquitoes and Dollars. Dragonflies. Bedbugs and Smallpox. Eradication of Smallpox by other means than vaccination, by Dr. Jo A. Wells. Function of the Spleen.
Author: David King
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2014-02-04
Total Pages: 263
ISBN-13: 1625845219
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince forming in 1888, the Texas League has produced some of the most beloved American baseball players and seen more than its fair share of colorful events. In 1931, Houston pitcher Dizzy Dean pitched and won both ends of a double-header in Fort Worth, throwing a three-hit shutout in the second game. In 1906, center fielder Tris Speaker pitched for Cleburne to beat Temple 10-3. In 1998, Arkansas' Tyrone Horne hit for the "homer cycle" in San Antonio, finishing to a standing ovation. "The Texas League Baseball Almanac" delivers day by day the record-breaking events, personal triumphs and memorable games that helped to shape baseball in the region. Join authors David King and Tom Kayser on a nine-inning trip down one of minor-league baseball's most historic institutions, both in season and off. .
Author: Don Doxsie
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2015-09-18
Total Pages: 247
ISBN-13: 1476622922
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the world of sports, Iowa is probably best known for wrestling but the state has also produced more than 200 major league baseball players. Sixteen of them are profiled here, including six Hall of Famers, the game's brightest star of the 19th century, an American League batting champion, the only pitcher to lead the National League in strikeouts seven years in a row, the only catcher to catch two back-to-back no-hitters and one of the most dominant pitchers in American League history. They made their presence felt off the field, too. One helped fortify the game's racial barriers. One helped tear them down. One invented devices that changed the game. Two wrote instructional books on baseball. One became famous so young that he graced the cover of national magazines before graduating from high school. Each has a compelling story, some interwoven with the game's greatest moments.
Author: Edward William Nelson
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Published: 1926
Total Pages: 20
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John D. Altringham
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011-08-25
Total Pages: 349
ISBN-13: 0191548723
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBats are highly charismatic and popular animals that are not only fascinating in their own right, but illustrate most of the topical and important concepts and issues in mammalian biology. This book covers the key aspects of bat biology, including evolution, flight, echolocation, hibernation, reproduction, feeding and roosting ecology, social behaviour, migration, population and community ecology, biogeography, and conservation. This new edition is fully updated and greatly expanded throughout, maintaining the depth and scientific rigour of the first edition. It is written with infectious enthusiasm, and beautifully illustrated with drawings and colour photographs.
