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Candid Creatures: How Camera Traps Reveal the Mysteries of Nature
Roland Kays
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Description for Candid Creatures: How Camera Traps Reveal the Mysteries of Nature
Hardback. The powerful combination of pictures and stories of discovery will fascinate anyone interested in science, nature, wildlife biology, or photography. Num Pages: 272 pages, 604 colour illustrations, 72 maps, 22 graphs, 12 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PS; WNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 229 x 22. .
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1319g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421418889
SKU
V9781421418889
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Roland Kays
Roland Kays is the director of the Biodiversity Laboratory at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and a research associate professor at North Carolina State University. He is the coauthor of Mammals of North America.
Reviews for Candid Creatures: How Camera Traps Reveal the Mysteries of Nature
A well illustrated introduction on the subject.
The Birdbooker Report
In this compelling book, biologist Roland Kays presents 600 remarkable camera-trap images and describes the scientific discoveries and conservation achievements that they have enabled...will particularly appeal to those who have felt the excitement of uploading footage to find that unexpected clip.
BBC Wildlife Magazine
Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and professionals; general readers.
Choice
... the coverage of rare and rarely seen species is impressive and the book could be an inspirational gift for anyone interested in natural history- especially if given together
Royal Society of Biology
Candid Creatures: How Camera Traps Reveal the Mysteries of Nature as a great contribution to the current wildlife literature, and I would recommend this book for anyone's personal library.
Landscape Ecologist
All the excitement of animal life is captures within the 261 large-sized full-color photographed pages.
M.G. Paregian
... full of fabulous pictures of weird and wonderful creatures... [Candid Creatures is] loaded with information and carrys a strong conservation message.
Conservation Biology
The Birdbooker Report
In this compelling book, biologist Roland Kays presents 600 remarkable camera-trap images and describes the scientific discoveries and conservation achievements that they have enabled...will particularly appeal to those who have felt the excitement of uploading footage to find that unexpected clip.
BBC Wildlife Magazine
Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and professionals; general readers.
Choice
... the coverage of rare and rarely seen species is impressive and the book could be an inspirational gift for anyone interested in natural history- especially if given together
Royal Society of Biology
Candid Creatures: How Camera Traps Reveal the Mysteries of Nature as a great contribution to the current wildlife literature, and I would recommend this book for anyone's personal library.
Landscape Ecologist
All the excitement of animal life is captures within the 261 large-sized full-color photographed pages.
M.G. Paregian
... full of fabulous pictures of weird and wonderful creatures... [Candid Creatures is] loaded with information and carrys a strong conservation message.
Conservation Biology