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Wild Thing: How do quills work?
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by Uldis Roze Having grown up in large cities where porcupines are absent, I was in...
Wild Thing: Rockfishes. Oh, Rockfishes . . .
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by Val Kells Rockfishes are a diverse and highly successful group within the Family...
How many people does it take to write a bestselling textbook?
Guest post by Nova J. Silvy How do you get 119 individuals to work on the same book? It takes professionalism, persistence, and dedication, plus an incredible passion for wildlife. Those 119 people provided expertise for the 37 chapters of the seventh edition...
Wild Thing: A little something about bats
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by Michael J. Harvey, J. Scott Altenbach, and Troy L. Best Most people know very...
Wild Thing: Turning the tables on the sharks in the gray suits
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by Gene Helfman In most marine systems, large sharks are at the top of the food...
Wild Thing: Deer antlers, bones of contention
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by George A. Feldhamer Most of us here in North America know a white-tailed deer...