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John R. Baker
Man and Animal In New Hebrides [PDF ebook]

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First published in 2005. Written as an account of the Percy Sladen Trust Expeditions to the New Hebrides in 1992-3 and 1927, this is one of the first detailed studies of the flora and fauna of these distant islands. Fully illustrated with maps and figures, this book describes the native Hebrideans and the reasons for their depopulation. The author, a biologist and zoologist, details the insect, avian and mammalian inhabitants of the islands and their behaviours.

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Format PDF ● Pages 202 ● ISBN 9781317846598 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2018 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 7119222 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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