Sex in City Plants, Animals, Fungi, and More : : A Guide to Reproductive Diversity / / Kenneth D. Frank.
Cities pose formidable obstacles to nonhuman life. Vast expanses of asphalt and concrete are inhospitable to plants and animals; traffic noise and artificial light disturb natural rhythms; sewage and pollutants imperil existence. Yet cities teem with life: In rowhouse neighborhoods, tiny flowers blo...
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 Nonflowering Plants
- 2 Herbaceous Annual Plants
- 3 Herbaceous Perennial Plants
- 4 Trees and Woody Vines
- 5 Butterflies and Moths
- 6 Bees, Wasps, and Ants
- 7 Dragonflies and Praying Mantises
- 8 Other Insects
- 9 Invertebrates Exclusive of Insects
- 10 Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish
- 11 Mammals
- 12 Birds
- 13 Fungi, Bacteria, and Lichens
- CONCLUSION
- Glossary
- Notes
- Photo Credits
- INDEX