Elephants in the News by Rj Baker
This delightful look at the wonderful world of the elephant is bound to put a smile on everyone's face! Newspaper articles from around the world on various aspects of elephant life have been reproduced and then given a humorous twist in the form of an accompanying limerick. Glorious full-colour illustrations enhance the text throughout to create a truly memorable package. So, if you want to find out how elephants behave when they're in love or whether their artwork is receiving critical acclaim, then Elephants in the News is the book for you. After all, 'In circus, on plains, or in zoos, No matter what yardstick you choose, Come work, strife, or play, At the end of the day We elephants always are news!'
D r. R. J . Baker has conducted significant theoretical and applied research on subjects relating to crop improvement for nearly two decades. While employed as a quantitative geneticist at the Agriculture Canada Research Station in Winnipeg, Canada, he worked closely with cereal breeders and pathologists on a range of problems related to the development of superior methods of crop improvement. He currently directs a wheat improvement program at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Baker has published more than 60 papers on selection indices, genotype-environment interaction, breeding methodology in self-pollinated species, methods of genetic analysis, methods of statistical analysis, and on the inheritance and heritability of agronomic and quality traits in cereal crops. He has served as a research advisor in East Africa and is often called upon for statistical advice and advice on computer methodology. He has contributed significantly to graduate student training and to the research efforts of his colleagues. He received his B.S.A. and M.Sc. from the University of Saskatchewan and his Ph.D. in plant genetics from the University of Minnesota. He spent one year as a Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Genetics at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. Dr. Baker has been awarded fellowships in the American Society of Agronomy and in the Crop Science Society of America for his research contributions.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780908988785 |
| ISBN 10 | 0908988788 |
| Title | Elephants in the News |
| Author | R J Baker |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Exisle Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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