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CALIFORNIA WILD

Winter 2003
Vol. 56:1

Resplendent in armor of many colors, mantis shrimp like this Odoctodactylus havanensis subdue their prey with switchblade claws.
Photograph by Roy Caldwell

Departments
Life On The Edge
Beating Back the Blobs
Keith K. Howell

Horizons
Food Web Sandwich
Kathleen M. Wong

Habitats
Slough of Hope
Gordy Slack

Counterpoints in Science
Living Longer
Jerold M. Lowenstein

Letters to the Editor
The Collecting Craze

Reviews
David Lukas
on Buffalo
Dan Cheatham
on a Conservation Hero
Joe Brennan
on Himalaya
Suzanne Ubick
on A Mini Microscope
Editors' Recommendations

Features
For The Love of Ants
Floods, roadblocks, and revolution— it's all part of ant research in Madagascar.
Brian Fisher

Cosmic Weather
Earth's travels through the galaxy could add a chill to the air.
Kathleen M. Wong

Fix It for the Foxes
Humans decimated the tiny foxes of the Channel Islands. Restoring the ecosystem could bring them back.
Erika Kelly

At Home in the
Natural World

Skyguide
The Lunar Seas
Bing F. Quock

Naturalist's Almanac
What to Look for This Winter
David Lukas

A Closer Look
Tussock Tundra
Cameron Walker

Not available online:
One Plus One Equals One
Lynn Margulis disdains the influence of genetic mutations.
Bob Adler

Life After Iceplant
Native plant lovers return the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to its roots.
Christine Colasurdo

Alien Alga
Quick action caged a Mediterranean invader on California's coast.
Jay Withgott

Written in the Owl Pellets
The aftermath of owl meals foretells a future in the hot seat.
Emily Sohn

In Pursuit of Science
Eyes Over the Sea of Cortez
Deborah Knight

Wild Lives
Smashing Shrimp
I-Han Chou