Book: The Tapir's Morning Bath: Mysteries Of The Tropical Rain Forest And The Scientists Who Are Trying To Solve Them An engaging portrait of a community of biologists, The Tapir's Morning Bath
is a behind-the-scenes account of life at a tropical research station that
"conveys the uncertainties, frustrations, and joys of scientific] field
work" (Science). On Panama's Barro Colorado Island, Elizabeth Royte works
alongside the scientists -- counting seeds, sorting insects, collecting
monkey dung, radiotracking fruit bats -- as they struggle to parse the
intricate workings of the tropical rain forest. While showing the human
side of the scientists at work, Royte explores the tensions between the slow pace of basic research and the reality of a world that may not have time to wait for answers.
Details of Book: The Tapir's Morning Bath: Mysteries Of The Tropical Rain Forest And The Scientists Who Are Trying To Solve Them Book: The Tapir's Morning Bath: Mysteries Of The Tropical Rain Forest And The Scientists Who Are Trying To Solve Them
Author: Elizabeth Royte
ISBN: 0618257586
ISBN-13: 9780618257584
, 978-0618257584
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 2002/11/04
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Number of Pages: 336
Language: English