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Audubon Nature Encyclopedia. 12 vols. Curtis Books, 1965. Call no.: XVI AUD

Barth, Friedrich G. A Spider's World: Senses and Behavior. Springer-Verlag, 2002. Call no.: XVI BAR

Contents: A. The General Biology of Cupiennius; B. Sensory Systems; C. The Central Nervous System and Its Peripheral Nerves; D. Senses and Behavior; Epilogue; References; Appendix (Identification Key); Subject Index. Fabre, Jean-Henri. Fabre's Book of Insects. Dover Publications, 1998. Call no.: XVI FAB

Contents: Publisher's Note; I. My Work and My Workshop; II. The Sacred Beetle; III. The Cicada; IV. The Praying Mantis; V. The Glow-Worm; VI. A Mason-Wasp; VII. The Psyches; VIII. The Self-Denial of the Spanish Copris; IX. Two Strange Grasshoppers; X. Common Wasps; XI. The Adventures of a Grub; XII. The Cricket; XIII. The Sisyphus; XIV. The Capricorn; XV. Locusts; XVI. The Anthrax Fly. Fabre, Jean-Henri. The Insect World of J. Henri Fabre. Beacon Press, 1977. Call no.: XVI FAB1

Contents: Foreword to the 1991 Edition, Foreword to the 1949 Edition, Introduction, 1. A Laboratory of the Open Fields; 2. The Pine Processionary; 3. Heredity 4. The Hunting Wasp; 5. The Wisdom of Instinct; 6. The Ignorance of Instinct; 7. Of Study and Observation; 8. Instincts of a Caterpillar; 9.The Great Peacock Moth; 10. The Snail-Shell Bee; 11. The Sacred Beetle; 12. A Beetle Patriarch; 13. The Bembex Wasp; 14. Wasps of the Bois Des Issarts; 15. The Last Moult of the Locust; 16. A Recollection of Childhood; 17. The Song of the Cicada; 18. The Praying Mantis; 19. Mating of the Mantis; 20. The Mantis Egg-Case; 21. The Hatching of the Mantis; 22. The Book That Cnanged My Life; 23. The Red Ants; 24. The Cabbage-Caterpillar; 25. How I Met the Mason-Bee; 26. Experiments with Mason-Bees; 27. The Foamy Cicadella; 28. The Pond; 29. Courtship of the Scorpion; 30. The Burying Beetle; 31. Experiments with Burying-Beetles; 32. The Psyche Moth; 33. The Leaf-Cutters; 34. The Thistle Weevil; 35. The Cricket; 36. The Crab Spider; 37. A Builder of Webs; 38. The Oil-Beetle's Journey; 39. The Glow-Worm; 40. The Edge of the Unknown; Index. Fabre, Jean-Henri. The Life of the Fly. Fredonia Books, 2001. Call no.: XVI FAB2

Contents: Translator's Note; I. The Harmas; II. The Anthrax; III. Another Prober (Perforator); IV. Larval Dimorphism; V. Heredity; VI. My Schooling; VII. The Pond; VIII. The Caddis-Worm; IX. The Greenbottles; X. The Grey Flesh-Flies; XI. The Bumble-Bee Fly; XII. Mathematical Memories: Newton's Binomial Theorem; XIII. Mathematical Memories: My Little Table; XIV. The Bluebotthe: The Laying; XV. The Bluebottle: The Grub; XVI. A Parasite of the Maggot; XVII. Recollections of Childhood; XVIII. Insects and Mushrooms; XIX. A Memorable Lesson; XX. Industrial Chemistry. Fabre, Jean-Henri. The Life of the Scorpion. University Press of the Pacific, 2002. Call no.: XVI FAB3

Contents: I. The Languedocian Scorpion: The Dwelling; II. The Languedocian Scorpion: Food; III. The Languerdocian Scorpion: The Poison; IV. The Languedocian Scorpion: The Immunity of the Larvae; V. The Languedocian Scorpion: Preludes to the Wedding; VI. The Languedocian Scorpion: The Pairing; VII. The Languedocian Scorpion: The Family; VIII. The Peutalomae and Their Eggs; IX. The Masked Bug; X. The Terebinth Louse: The Galls; XI. The Terebinth Louse: The Migration; XII. The Dorthesia; XIII. The Kermes of the Oak; Index. Fabre, Jean-Henri. The Life of the Spider. University Press of the Pacific, 2001. Call no.: XVI FAB4

Contents: Preface. The Insect's Homer; I. The Black-Bellied Tarantula; II. The Banded Epeira; III. The Narbonne Lycosa; IV. The Narbonne Lycosa: The Burrow; V. The Narbonne Lycosa: The Family; VI. The Narbonne Lycosa: The Climbing-Instinct; VII. The Spiders' Exodus; VIII. The Crab Spider; IX. The Garden Spiders: Building the Web; X. The Garden Spiders: My Neighbour; XI. The Garden Spiders: The Lime-Snare; XII. The Garden Spiders: The Telegraph-Wire; XIII. The Garden Spiders: Pairing and Hunting; XIV. The Garden Spiders: The Question of Property; XV. The Labyrinth Spider; XVI. The Clotho Spider. Appendix: The Geometry of the Epeira's Web. Fabre, Jean-Henri. The Life of the Weevil. University Press of the Pacific, 2002. Call no.: XVI FAB5

Contents: Translator's Note; I. The Old Weevils; II. The Spotted Larinus; III. The Bear Larinus; IV. The Botanical Instinct; V. The Elephant Weevil; VI. The Nut-Weevil; IX. Other Leaf-Rollers; X. The Sloe-Weevil; XI. The Pea-Weevil: The Eggs; XII. The Pea-Weevil: The Larva; XIII. The Haricot-Weevil; XIV. The Iris-Weevil; XV. The Cionus; Index. Foelix, Rainer F. Biology of Spiders. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, 1996. Call no.: XVI FOE

Contents: 1. An Introduction to Spiders; 2. Functional Anatomy; 3. Metabolism; 4. Neurobiology; 5. Spider Webs; 6. Locomotion and Prey Capture; 7. Reproduction; 8. Development; 9. Ecology; 10. Phylogeny and Systematics; Bibliography; Index. Hart, Charles R., and others. Toxic Plants of Texas: Integrated Management Strategies to Prevent Livestock Losses. Texas A&M University System, Texas Cooperative Extension Service, 2003. Call no.: XVI HAR

Contents: Introduction; IPM: Using a Varety of Methods to Control Toxic Plants; Animal Conditions; Vegetational Areas of Texas; Plant Descriptions and Management Strategies; Glossary; Major References; Index; Field Key for Animal Poisoning Signs. Maywald, Paula D., and Diana L. Doan-Crider, eds. Restoration Manual for Native Habitats of South Texas. Texas A&M University, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, n.d. Call no.: XVI MAY

Contents: A Message from South Texas Natives, Acknowledgements, How to Use This Guide, South Texas Ecology and Climate, Water, Planning Your Project, Methods of Establishing Native Plants, Soils, Site Preparation, Acquiring Seed, Seed Processing and Storage, Seed Application, Propagating and Transplanting, Management Practices after Restoration, Appendices. Merit Badge Series. Boy Scouts of America. Call no.: XVI MER

Titles held: 3240 Gardening (1976); 3285 Nature (1973); 3302 Forestry (1984); 3355 Landscape Architecture (1969); 3363 Environmental Science (1983); 3379 Botany (1983). Schmidly, David J. Texas Natural History: A Century of Change. Texas Tech University Press, 2002. Call no.: XVI SCH

Contents: Foreword by Andrew Sansom; Foreword by Robert J. Potts; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Biological Survey of Texas, 1889-1995; Chapter 3. Annotations to the Biological Survey of Texas; Chapter 4. Texas Landscapes, 1889-1905; Chapter 5. Twentieth-Century Changes in Texas Landscapes and Land Uses; Chapter 6. Twentieth-Century Changes in Texas Mammal Fauna; Chapter 7. A Look to the Twenty-First Century: Challenges for Wildlife Conservation in Texas; Afterword by Clyde Jones; Appendix: Scientific and Common Names of Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Plants; Literature Cited and References; Index. Stanley, Jim. Hill Country Landowner's Guide. Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series; no. 44. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. Call no.: XVI STA

Contents: Preface; 1. The Philosophy; 2. The Real Experts; 3. In the Beginning; 4. What Have We Done? 5. What's the Problem? 6. Every Case Is Different; 7. Overgrazing; 8. Overbrowsing; 9. Cedar Management; 10. Erosion; 11. Deer; 12. Oak Wilt; 13. Exotics; 14. Riparian Areas; 15. Prescribed Burning; 16 Protecting Your Home from a Wildfire; 17. Restoration; 18. Managing for Songbirds; 19. Native Grasses; 10. Native Woody Plants; 21. Miscellaneous Topics; 22. How to Manage Your Property Better; 23. Where to Go for Help; Appendix 1. Deer Browse Preferences; Appendix 2. Common and Scientific Hill Country Plant Names; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. Twenty-First Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior 1899-1900, in Seven Parts. Part VII--Texas. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1901. Call no.: XVI TWE

Contents: Introduction; Part I.Geography of the Texas Region; Part II. Geography of the Black and Grand Prairies and Cross Timbers (East-Central Province); Part III. Geology of the Black and Grand Prairies; Part IV. Artesian Waters of the Black and Grand Prairies; Part V. Artesian Conditions of the Black and Grand Prairies, by Counties. Index.

Waldbauer, Gilbert. What Good are Bugs? Insects in the Web of Life. Harvard University Press, 2003. Call no.: XVI WAL

Contents: Macrocosm; Helping Plants; Helping Animals; Limiting Population Growth; Cleaning Up; Selected Readings; Acknowledgments; Index.

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