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Dunwoody Pond: Reflections on the High Plains Wetlands and the Cultivation of Naturalists

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In a small and—to the untrained eye—unimpressive pond, microscopic life abounds, breeding myriad mysteries. Indeed, the mysteries ripple well past the pond’s edge, where budding scientists stoop over their specimens, and one question in particular intrigues John Janovy: What makes these another way normal young people need to study parasites? The parasites that Janovy peers at in Dunwoody Pond, living their intricate lives on or in beetles, damselflies, frogs, toads, fish, and tiny crustaceans, are no less interesting and involved than the lives of the young scientists he observes of their pursuit of these microorganisms.
 
An exploration of a small farm pond in Nebraska, the creatures that inhabit it, and the individuals who study them, this engaging book captures the spirit of scientific inquiry at its source. Janovy, a celebrated scientist, naturalist, and teacher, introduces us to 5 of his so much gifted students at essential junctures of their scientific careers. As we watch these young people at work and learn concerning the fascinating microscopic universe that preoccupies them, we also learn firsthand concerning the curiosity, wonder, and excitement that animate scientific practice. As closely observed and warmly written as all of John Janovy’s works, Dunwoody Pond is, above all, a highly original and insightful meditation at the nature of science itself.

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