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How the Earthquake Bird Got its Name and Other Tales of an Unbalanced Nature

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UVA NewsMakers 2005
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University of Virginia

03/01/2005

Description: 
H. H. ('Hank') Shugart, Jr., Ph.D. presents examples of animal parables with Kiplingesque titles, such as 'How the Earthquake Bird got its Name' or the 'The Wolf that was Woman's Best Friend'. As a systems ecologists and professor at UVA's Department of Environmental Sciences, Dr. Shugart explains how these stories illustrate important ecological concepts for the stewardship of a changing planet.

Speaker(s):
H. H. "Hank" Shugart, Jr., Ph.D., W.W. Corcoran professor, Environmental Sciences; director, Global Environmental Change Program, University of Virginia

Runtime:00:28:30

Rating:TV-G


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