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Brusca, Richard Charles was born on January 25, 1945 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Finny John and Ellenora C. (McDonald) Brusca.
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Common Intertidal Invertebrates of the Gulf of California. Revised and expanded 2nd edition
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Keys and descriptions for the shallow-water invertebrates of the Sea of Cortez/Gulf of California.
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1980
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2010
A Natural History of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona; with an Introduction to the Madrean Sky Islands
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2013
Invertebrates, 3rd ed.
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In the twelve years since publication of Invertebrates, Second Edition, fundamental shifts have occurred in our understanding of the origins and evolutionary relationships among protists and animals. These changes are largely due to the explosion of molecular phylogenetics and evo-devo research, emergence of the new field of animal genomics, major fossil discoveries in China, Australia, and elsewhere, and important new embryological and ultrastructural studies. As a result: - New phyla have been described (e.g., Micrognathozoa, Xenacoelomorpha). - Old phyla have been collapsed into others (e.g., Sipuncula and Echiura are now placed within Annelida; acanthocephalans are now known to be highly modified, parasitic rotifers). - Phyla once thought to be deuterostomes are now part of the protostome clade (e.g., Chaetognatha, Phoronida, Bryozoa, Brachiopoda). - The Protostomia has been reorganized into two major clades known as Ecdysozoa and Spiralia. For each of the thirty-two currently recognized phyla, Invertebrates, Third Edition, presents detailed classifications, revised taxonomic synopses, updated information on general biology and anatomy, and current phylogenetic hypotheses, organized with boxes and tables, and illustrated with abundant line drawings and new color photos. The chapters are organized around the "new animal phylogeny," while introductory chapters provide basic background information on the general biology of invertebrates. Two new coauthors have been added to the writing team, and twenty-two additional invertebrate zoologists have contributed to chapter revisions. This benchmark volume on our modern views of invertebrate biology should be in every zoologist's library. For Instructors Instructor's Resource Library: Available to qualified adopters, the Instructor's Resource Library for Invertebrates, Third Edition, contains an extensive collection of images for use in teaching the course: - Textbook Figures and Tables: All of the textbook's figures and tables are included as both high- and low-resolution JPEGs, for easy use in presentation software, learning management systems, and assessments. New for the Third Edition, this now includes all of the textbook's photographs. - Supplemental Photo Collection: This collection of over 900 photographs depicts organisms that span the entire range of phyla covered in the textbook. - PowerPoint Presentations: Two ready-to-use PowerPoint presentations are provided for each chapter of the textbook: one that contains all of the textbook figures and tables, and one that contains all of the relevant photos from the supplemental photo collection.
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2016
In the Land of the Feathered Serpent
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In the Land of the Feathered Serpent is the story of a young man in his 20s, fresh out of graduate school and feeling quite confident about the direction his life was to take. Instead, the bright but naïve young biologist, with an outsized libido and hypersensitive nose, unexpectedly finds himself on an extraordinary journey of self-discovery, transformation, and enlightenment. Dr. Odel Bernini’s journey becomes an Homeric adventure, set in the context of America's meddling in Central America in the 1980s. In the end, the young scientist discovers that life is far more complicated than he ever imagined. With the help of an extraordinary woman, a siren, first seen in his dreams, he is pulled from one life into another, discovering that a world of mysticism exists next to the silo of science in which he had been trapped. On his journey, he explores timeless questions around love, passion, trust, and friendship, as well as the dark heart and bright hope of humankind. There are multiple stories to be found in this epic yet personal this tale, but those are for the reader to discover.
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2019
The Divide Between Humanities and Science: Why It Matters and How it C – Ethics Press American Express Apple Pay Diners Club Discover Google Pay Maestro Mastercard PayPal Shop Pay Union Pay Visa
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Title: The Divide Between Humanities and Science Subtitle: Why It Matters and How it Can be Repaired Subject Classification: Humanities, Science, Education BIC Classification: AB, PD, JNM BISAC Classification: EDU040000, HUM000000, SCI075000 Binding: Hardback, Paperback, eBook Publication date: 28 Mar 2025 ISBN (Har
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2025
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The Time Travelers
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The Time Travelers recounts the rise of the Aztec Empire, the founding of the first Mexico City (Tenochtitlan), its destruction at the hands of Hernán Cortés, and the building of modern Mexico City upon its ashes. But the Aztec bloodline lives on today, holding ancient knowledge known to only a few. The discovery of a magnificent Aztec object buried near Mexico City’s Zócalo and National Cathedral pulls an archaeologist, an odd Jesuit priest, a police detective, and two beautiful divas from two time periods together in an unexpected and fast-paced mystery. The collision of characters and events, prophesied in an ancient Aztec codex, leads to an astonishing incident in which time is disrupted and the past and present collide. Available for Kindle, as an audiobook, or in paperback on Amazon.com and at selected bookstores.
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2023
Richard Charles Brusca
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Richard Charles Brusca, American biologist, researcher, educator, administrator. Recipient United States Antarctic Service medal, 1965, numerous research awards; granteee National Science Foundation, National Geography Society, Charles Lindberg Found, David & Lucile Packard Foundation, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, National Park Service, Department Defense, American Philosophical Association, others.
Education
Bachelor of Science, California Polytechnic State University, 1967. Master of Science, California State University, Los Angeles, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, University Arizona, 1975.
Career
Curator, researcher Aquatic Insects Laboratory, California State University, Los Angeles, 1969—1970. Resident director University Arizona and University Sonora (Mexico) Cooperative Marine Laboratory, 1970—1971. Professor biology University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1975—1986.
Head Invertebrate Zoology section Los Angeles County Museum Natural History, 1984—1987. Joshua L. Baily curator, chairman department invertebrate zoology San Diego Natural History Museum, 1987—1993. Professor, director graduate program in marine biology University Charleston, South Carolina, 1993—1998, associate director Grice Marine Laboratory, 1993—1998.
Senior research scientist Columbia University, 1998—2001. Research scientist, department ecology and evolutionary biology University Arizona, since 1998. Executive director Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, 2003—2009.
Director academy programs Catalina Marine Science Center, University Southern California, 1980—1983. Adjunct professor Centro de Investigación en Alimentaciónew york Desarrollo, since 1999. Field researcher Northern, Central and Southern Americans, Galapagos Island, Polynesia, Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, Saharan & Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagaskar, Europe, Caribbean.
Board directors Organization for Tropical Studies, Slocum-Lunz Foundation, Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans, Sonoran Sea Aquarium, Tucson, Discover Life in American, Southern Arizona Buffelgrass Coordination Center, Comunidad y Biodiversidad, Mexico. Member panels NAS/National Science Foundation. Chairperson advisory committee Smithsonian Institution.
Advisory committee Systematics Agenda 2000. Chairperson advisory committee, inland waters crustacea specialist International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission. Member advisory board All Species Foundation, 2001.
Member advisory board School Natural Resources University Arizona, since 2003. Member Governors Inhesive Species Advisory Council, Arizona. Member science and technical advisory team Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan, Pima County, Arizona, 2005—2009.
Expert panel member Friends of Saguaro National Park.
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book
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The Divide Between Humanities and Science: Why It Matters and How it C – Ethics Press American Express Apple Pay Diners Club Discover Google Pay Maestro Mastercard PayPal Shop Pay Union Pay Visa
(Title: The Divide Between Humanities and Science Subtitle...)
2025 -
Invertebrates, 3rd ed.
(In the twelve years since publication of Invertebrates, S...)
2016 -
In the Land of the Feathered Serpent
(In the Land of the Feathered Serpent is the story of a yo...)
2019 -
A Natural History of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona; with an Introduction to the Madrean Sky Islands
(Buy A Natural History of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Ar...)
2013 -
Common Intertidal Invertebrates of the Gulf of California. Revised and expanded 2nd edition
(Keys and descriptions for the shallow-water invertebrates...)
1980 - Gulf of California | UAPress FacebookIcon TwitterIcon 2010
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The Divide Between Humanities and Science: Why It Matters and How it C – Ethics Press American Express Apple Pay Diners Club Discover Google Pay Maestro Mastercard PayPal Shop Pay Union Pay Visa
novel
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The Time Travelers
(The Time Travelers recounts the rise of the Aztec Empire,...)
2023
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The Time Travelers
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Married Caren Irene Spencer, 1964 (divorced 1971). Married Anna Mary Mackey, 1980 (divorced 1987). Children: Alec Matthew, Carlene Anne.
Married Wendy Moore, 1998.
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