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Winter
2002
Vol. 55:4
 A
A solitary bee digs out a cell
which she will provision with pollen and nectar before depositing
a single egg.
Image by Edward S. Ross.
Departments
Life
On The Edge
They Did It Their Way
•Keith K. Howell
Horizons
Seeing Stars
Spotty Shelter from Umbrella Species
•Kathleen Wong
Habitats
The Catch to the
Catch of the Day
•John McCosker
Counterpoints
in Science
Evolution in East Germany
•Jerold M. Lowenstein
Letters
to the Editor
Baptista Tributes
Turbo-charged Plants
Reviews
•Nathan Young
on the Bone Trade
•Adrian Barnett
on Underground Life
•Suzanne Ubick
on Microbes
•David Lukas
on Redwoods
•Editors' Recommendations
Here
At The Academy
CalFlora
•Anne Marie Malley
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Features
Bee
Bank
Unlike their more famous hive-dwelling
cousins, solitary bees live alone, entrusting their offspring to
protected vaults dug into earthen banks.
•Edward S. Ross
Pluto's
Identity Crisis
Recent discoveries have rekindled
the debate over whether little Pluto deserves the title of planet.
•Robert Naeye
The
Mark of Cain
Within moments of birth, some animals fight their siblings to the
death. Boobies, hyenas, and sand sharks are among the worst offenders.
•Nora Steiner Mealy
Around
the World in 80-Odd Years
The Academy's Curator Emeritus of Entomology reflects on a life
spent crisscrossing the globe in search of insects, photo opportunities,
and knowledge.
•Edward S. Ross
At Home in the
Natural World
Skyguide
Another Cosmic Conga Line
•Bing F. Quock
Naturalist's
Almanac
What to Look for This Winter
•David Lukas
Letter
from the Field
Escape from Ant Paradise
•Brian Fisher
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