Auffenberg

Tucked into my Auffenberg is the photocopy of a one-page essay, published in Nature a few years ago, that I want to review.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

Tucked into my Auffenberg is the photocopy of a one-page essay, published in Nature a few years ago, that I want to review.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

The 4th Army was also based in the imperial capital and was commanded by Infantry General Moritz Freiherr Auffenberg von Komarów.

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Auffenberg quoted one account from researchers who, watching a komodo feed on a carcass, took it to be fourteen feet long.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

Despite the austerity, Padar was one island on which Auffenberg did find V. komodoensis, during the field study that he eventually documented in the book.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

In connection with herd behavior among the rusa, Auffenberg wrote that “the evolution of body size in ambush predators is strongly influenced by this pattern of prey distribution.”

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

And, as I know from Auffenberg, it harbors populations of deer and wild pig.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

This idea, he acknowledged, had been suggested by Walter Auffenberg.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

Among the ecological questions addressed by Auffenberg, one is more tricky than it seems: Why are komodos as large as they are?

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

The island was reported by Auffenberg to be devoid of komodos.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004