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CALIFORNIA WILD

Winter 2002
Vol. 55:4

A A solitary bee digs out a cell which she will provision with pollen and nectar before depositing a single egg.
Image by Edward S. Ross.

Departments
Life On The Edge
They Did It Their Way
Keith K. Howell

Horizons
Seeing Stars
Spotty Shelter from Umbrella Species
Kathleen Wong

Habitats
The Catch to the
Catch of the Day
John McCosker

Counterpoints in Science
Evolution in East Germany
Jerold M. Lowenstein

Letters to the Editor
Baptista Tributes
Turbo-charged Plants

Reviews
Nathan Young
on the Bone Trade
Adrian Barnett
on Underground Life
Suzanne Ubick
on Microbes
David Lukas
on Redwoods
Editors' Recommendations

Here At The Academy
CalFlora
Anne Marie Malley

Features
Bee Bank
Unlike their more famous hive-dwelling cousins, solitary bees live alone, entrusting their offspring to protected vaults dug into earthen banks.
Edward S. Ross

Pluto's Identity Crisis
Recent discoveries have rekindled the debate over whether little Pluto deserves the title of planet.
Robert Naeye

The Mark of Cain
Within moments of birth, some animals fight their siblings to the death. Boobies, hyenas, and sand sharks are among the worst offenders.
Nora Steiner Mealy

Around the World in 80-Odd Years
The Academy's Curator Emeritus of Entomology reflects on a life spent crisscrossing the globe in search of insects, photo opportunities, and knowledge.
Edward S. Ross

At Home in the
Natural World

Skyguide
Another Cosmic Conga Line
Bing F. Quock

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

Letter from the Field
Escape from Ant Paradise
Brian Fisher