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Fall 2001
Vol. 54:4
A male broad-billed hummingbird hovers before
a garden flower in a virtuoso display of strength and delicacy.
Photograph by Dave Welling.
Departments
Life On The Edge
Bird Song and Beyond
•Keith K. Howell
Horizons
The Planet Also Rises
•Kathleen M. Wong
Habitats
Rockfish to Rig Fish
•Stephanie Greenman
Counterpoints
in Science
Energy Crises in Heaven and Earth
•Jerold M. Lowenstein
Letters
to the Editor
Mountain Lake
Bolsa Chica
David Douglas
Here
At The Academy
Photographer Dong Lin
•Keith K. Howell
Reviews
•Terrence Gosliner on the Galapagos Islands
•Tom Tucker
on An Underwater Pioneer
•Norden H. Cheatham
on Invasive Plants
•Editors' Recommendations
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Features
Feathered
Gems
To defend territories and
attract mates, hummingbirds put on spectacular performances of flight
and song.
•Luis Baptista
Maestro
of the Avian Symphony The
late ornithologist Luis Baptista was passionate about all the riches life
had to offer. Many have been inspired by his encouragement and insight.
•Peter Marler
At
Home in the
Natural World
Skyguide
Star Showers
•Bing F. Quock
Naturalist's
Almanac
What to Look for This Fall
•Liese Greensfelder
Wild
Lives
Xantus' Murrelets Go to Sea
•Dave Brian Butvill
Not
available online:
Autumn Among the Aspens
An extraordinary breadth of hues ignites the aspen
groves of California's eastern Sierra and San Bernardino Mountains.
•Anna Davison
Lunch on the Host
Practically all insects
have at least one fellow species as a parasite. But while predators kill
their victims, parasitoids literally eat them alive.
•Andrei Sourakov
Thank Your Lucky Stars for Jupiter
Without our planetary big brother, Earth would have had no oceans, nor
remained free of asteroid impacts long enough for humans to evolve.
•Jay Withgott
A Closer Look
Returning Tidepools
•Roberta Friedman
In Pursuit of Science
River of Words
•Lisa Viani |
