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Candid Creatures

How Camera Traps Reveal the Mysteries of Nature

By: Roland Kays

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Candid Creatures

How Camera Traps Reveal the Mysteries of Nature

By: Roland Kays

A riveting collection of photographs that captures wild animals in their native habitats. In Candid Creatures, the first major book to reveal the secret lives of animals through motion-sensitive game cameras, biologist Roland Kays has assembled over 600 remarkable photographs. Drawing from archives of millions of color and night-vision photographs collected by hundreds of researchers, Kays has selected images that show the unique perspectives of wildlife from throughout the world. Using these photos, he tells the stories of scientific discoveries that camera traps have enabled, such as living proof of species thought to have been extinct and details of predator-prey interactions. Each image captures a moment frozen in the camera’s flash as animals move through their wild habitats. Kays also discusses how scientists use camera traps to address conservation issues, creating solutions that allow humans and wild animals to coexist. More than just a collection of amazing animal pictures, the book’s text, maps, and illustrations work together to describe the latest findings in the fast-moving field of wildlife research. Candid Creatures is a testament to how the explosion of game cameras around the world has revolutionized the study of animal ecology. The powerful combination of pictures and stories of discovery will fascinate anyone interested in science, nature, wildlife biology, or photography.

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JHU Press

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1421418886

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Mammals of North America

Second Edition

By: Roland W. Kays,Don E. Wilson

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Mammals of North America

Second Edition

By: Roland W. Kays,Don E. Wilson

The best field guide to North American mammals The best-selling field guide that "sets new standards" (New Scientist) and "makes all other field guides for mammals of the United States. . . and Canada obsolete" (Journal of Mammalogy) is now even better. Covering 20 species recognized since 2002 and including 13 new color plates, this fully revised edition of Mammals of North America illustrates all 462 known mammal species in the United States and Canada—each in beautiful color and accurate detail. With a more up-to-date species list than any other guide, improved facing-page descriptions, easier-to-read distribution maps, updated common and scientific names, and track and scat illustrations, this slim, light, and easy-to-use volume is the must-have source for identifying North American mammals. Roland Kays and Don Wilson have scoured the technical literature to pull out the key differences between similar species, and illustrated these whenever possible, making the guide useful to amateur naturalists and professional zoologists alike. Casual animal watchers will appreciate the overview of mammal diversity and the tips on identifying animals they can spy in their binoculars, while scientists will appreciate the exacting detail needed to distinguish similar species, including illustrations of shrew teeth, bat toes, and whale dorsal fins. The best-illustrated and easiest-to-use field guide to North American mammals Beautiful and accurate color illustrations of all 462 mammals found in the United States and Canada—including 20 species recognized since 2002 112 color plates—including 13 new ones Key identification information—fully revised—on facing pages The most current taxonomy/species list Fully revised, easy-to-read range maps Illustrations of tracks, scat, and whale and dolphin dive sequences

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253

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Princeton University Press

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1400833507

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9781400833504

Modeling and Simulation of Turbulent Flows

By: Roland Schiestel

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Modeling and Simulation of Turbulent Flows

By: Roland Schiestel

This title provides the fundamental bases for developing turbulence models on rational grounds. The main different methods of approach are considered, ranging from statistical modelling at various degrees of complexity to numerical simulations of turbulence. Each of these various methods has its own specific performances and limitations, which appear to be complementary rather than competitive. After a discussion of the basic concepts, mathematical tools and methods for closure, the book considers second order closure models. Emphasis is placed upon this approach because it embodies potentials for clarifying numerous problems in turbulent shear flows. Simpler, generally older models are then presented as simplified versions of the more general second order models. The influence of extra physical parameters is also considered. Finally, the book concludes by examining large Eddy numerical simulations methods. Given the book’s comprehensive coverage, those involved in the theoretical or practical study of turbulence problems in fluids will find this a useful and informative read.

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751

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470393467

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9780470393468

Fundamentals of the Finite Element Method for Heat and Mass Transfer

By: Perumal Nithiarasu,Roland W. Lewis,Kankanhalli N. Seetharamu

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Fundamentals of the Finite Element Method for Heat and Mass Transfer

By: Perumal Nithiarasu,Roland W. Lewis,Kankanhalli N. Seetharamu

Fundamentals of the Finite Element Method for Heat and Mass Transfer, Second Edition is a comprehensively updated new edition and is a unique book on the application of the finite element method to heat and mass transfer. • Addresses fundamentals, applications and computer implementation • Educational computer codes are freely available to download, modify and use • Includes a large number of worked examples and exercises • Fills the gap between learning and research

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464

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John Wiley & Sons

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111853543X

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9781118535431

Bubbles, Drops, and Particles

By: Roland Clift,John R. Grace,Martin E. Weber

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Bubbles, Drops, and Particles

By: Roland Clift,John R. Grace,Martin E. Weber

This volume offers a critical review of the literature concerning the fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and mass transfer of single bubbles, drops, and particles. Upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, as well as professionals in the fields of engineering, physics, chemistry, geophysics, and applied mathematics, will find it a unified treatment of solid particles, liquid drops, and gas bubbles. Starting with a summary of the fundamental principles and equations governing the behavior of bubbles, drops, and solid particles in Newtonian fluids, the text proceeds to a survey of the parameters used to characterize the shape of rigid particles, and of the factors that determine the shape of bubbles and drops. Succeeding chapters examine the behavior of solid and fluid particles under steady incompressible flow in an extended external phase. The text concludes with an exploration of effects that complicate the relatively simple case of a particle moving steadily through an unbounded fluid.

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402

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Courier Corporation

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0486445801

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9780486445809

The Finite Element Method in Heat Transfer Analysis

By: Roland W. Lewis,Ken Morgan,H. R. Thomas,Kankanhalli N. Seetharamu

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The Finite Element Method in Heat Transfer Analysis

By: Roland W. Lewis,Ken Morgan,H. R. Thomas,Kankanhalli N. Seetharamu

Heat transfer analysis is a problem of major significance in a vast range of industrial applications. These extend over the fields of mechanical engineering, aeronautical engineering, chemical engineering and numerous applications in civil and electrical engineering. If one considers the heat conduction equation alone the number of practical problems amenable to solution is extensive. Expansion of the work to include features such as phase change, coupled heat and mass transfer, and thermal stress analysis provides the engineer with the capability to address a further series of key engineering problems. The complexity of practical problems is such that closed form solutions are not generally possible. The use of numerical techniques to solve such problems is therefore considered essential, and this book presents the use of the powerful finite element method in heat transfer analysis. Starting with the fundamental general heat conduction equation, the book moves on to consider the solution of linear steady state heat conduction problems, transient analyses and non-linear examples. Problems of melting and solidification are then considered at length followed by a chapter on convection. The application of heat and mass transfer to drying problems and the calculation of both thermal and shrinkage stresses conclude the book. Numerical examples are used to illustrate the basic concepts introduced. This book is the outcome of the teaching and research experience of the authors over a period of more than 20 years.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471943622

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9780471943624

Candid Creatures

How Camera Traps Reveal the Mysteries of Nature

By: Roland Kays

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How Camera Traps Reveal the Mysteries of Nature

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On the Verge

By: Roland Green

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On the Verge

By: Roland Green

In the underground hell of the planet Oberon, life in a street gang doesn't offer many possibilities. That is, until Kai robs the wrong man and finds himself in the middle of a power struggle.

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324

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TSR

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0786911913

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9780786911912

Mammals of North America

Second Edition

By: Roland W. Kays,Don E. Wilson

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Mammals of North America

Second Edition

By: Roland W. Kays,Don E. Wilson

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Princeton University Press

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1400833507

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Book's by Roland Kays

Candid Creatures

Candid Creatures

Mammals of North America

Mammals of North America

Modeling and Simulation of Turbulent Flows

Modeling and Simulation of Turbulent Flows

Fundamentals of the Finite Element Method for Heat and Mass Transfer

Fundamentals of the Finite Element Method for Heat and Mass Transfer

Bubbles, Drops, and Particles

Bubbles, Drops, and Particles

The Finite Element Method in Heat Transfer Analysis

The Finite Element Method in Heat Transfer Analysis

Candid Creatures

Candid Creatures

On the Verge

On the Verge

Mammals of North America

Mammals of North America

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