![]() ![]() Koopman only gets about one in every four thermal loggers back and only 30 per cent of the yellow zip-ties. ![]() So far, there's not even a way to accurately gauge how old a lobster may be.īut another lobster tagger further up the Bay of Fundy is working on that. Koopman said the data gathered on those thermal loggers will go a long way to providing a window into the lobster's lifecycle in the wild, something she says scientists know precious little about. So if the temperature isn't ideal when the eggs hatch, there may be no food around for them. ![]() She says there's also evidence that newly hatched lobsters may feed on zooplankton, tiny aquatic organisms that are affected by temperature variation. The logger takes the temperature of the water every 15 minutes. A Hobo Tidbit thermal logger is attached to a few lobster before they're released. ![]()
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With magic clawing at the kingdom's borders, the great wizard Merlin conjured a solution-send in Guinevere to be Arthur's wife. Princess Guinevere has come to Camelot to wed a stranger: the charismatic King Arthur. where nothing is as magical and terrifying as a girl. A new fantasy series set in the world of Camelot that bestselling author Christina Lauren calls brilliant, reimagining the Arthurian legend. ![]() ![]() Both manage to achieve security and a degree of happiness by the novel's end. ![]() In her introduction and annotations, she explores Austen's sympathy with both Elinor and Marianne, the degree to which the sisters share "sense" and "sensibility," and how they must learn from each other. In her notes, Spacks elucidates language and allusions that have become obscure (What are Nabobs? When is rent day?), draws comparisons to Austen's other work and to that of her precursors, and gives an idea of how other critics have seen the novel. On display again in the editor's running commentary are the wit and light touch that delighted readers of Spacks's Pride and Prejudice: An Annotated Edition. Patricia Meyer Spacks guides readers to a deeper appreciation of the richness of Austen's delineation of her heroines, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, as they experience love, romance, and heartbreak. ![]() Sense and Sensibility (1811) marked the auspicious debut of a novelist identified only as "A Lady." Jane Austen's name has since become as familiar as Shakespeare's, and her tale of two sisters has lost none of its power to delight. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() War (as mentioned above additionally Benedict served as a Union doctor during the American Civil War)īenedict is a doctor, and assists with a carriage accident and later amputation surgery. Amelie and her mother were very close, and her grief and anger about her mother’s death are a major part of the book. ![]() Below you will find an evolving, likely not exhaustive. 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