A Desert Calling

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"Filled with the seductions and trials that such adventures entail, A Desert Calling affords an intimate understanding of the biologist's vocation. As he astonishes us with the range and variety of knowledge to be acquired through the determined investigation of little-known habitats, Mares opens a window on his own uncommon life, as well as on the uncommon life of the remote and mysterious corners of our planet."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Field work,  Biology,  Desert fauna,  Mammals,  Desert animals,  Fieldwork,  Desert Climate,  Säugetiere,  Tierbeobachtung,  Recherche sur le terrain,  Mammifères,  Biologie,  Faune désertique,  Wüstentiere,  Methods,  Biology, fieldwork