Camping with the Prince and Other Tales of Science in AfricaThe author writes about seven scientific expeditions he accompanied over a period of two years, from 1985 to 1987. The expeditions ranged frojm Timbuktu to the Zambezi River and cover such topics as paleoanthology, evolutionary biology, economics, ecology, medicine, insect physiology and tropical agriculture. |
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Camping with the Prince and Other Tales of Science in Africa Thomas A. Bass No preview available - 1992 |
Camping with the Prince and Other Tales of Science in Africa Thomas A. Bass No preview available - 1997 |
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