Blackhearts: Ecology in Outback Australia
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Book Overview This fascinating book is a firsthand account of the adventures of an ornithological field team studying long-tailed finches in outback Au...
This fascinating book is a firsthand account of the adventures of an ornithological field team studying long-tailed finches in outback Australia. In 1991, Nancy Burley, a noted behavioral ecologist, and her husband, Richard Symanski, went to Australia with their one-year-old son and four American students hired as field assistants and babysitter. The social relationships and problems that developed among these individuals in confined and exotic settings and the scientific discoveries that did--and did not--take place form the heart of the book.
Symanski begins by telling how he and his wife set up this elaborate field expedition--including the hiring of what seemed to be qualified, compatible, and knowledgeable field assistants. He then describes the harsh realities of their circumstances in Australia: primitive living conditions on an outback cattle station; field sites and subjects for study that were not as expected; and students who were not prepared for the rigors of field life and who became unenthusiastic about the work for which they had been hired. And he tells how he and his wife strove to overcome all the different challenges with which they were confronted. The book provides insight into the demands of professor-student-based fieldwork, particularly when generational conflicts, differing expectations, and culture shock complicate the "business" of doing science.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 216 | Language: English | Publisher: YALE UNIV PR | ISBN: 0300078196
FormatHardcover
Pages216
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0300078196
EAN9780300078190
PublisherYALE UNIV PR
Publication Date1970-01-01
Edition1
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.0 Pounds
Length9.57 Inches
Width6.37 Inches
Height0.77 Inches
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