The most perfect thing : inside (and outside) a bird's egg / Tim Birkhead.
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Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
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New York, NY, USA :
Bloomsbury USA,
2016.
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Format: | Book |
Summary: | Renowned ornithologist Tim Birkhead uses birds' eggs as wondrous portals into natural history, enlivened by the stories of naturalists and scientists, including Birkhead and his students, whose discoveries have advanced current scientific knowledge of reproduction. |
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Physical Description: | xvi, 288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm |
Notes: | "First published in Great Britain 2016"--Title-page verso. Bib#: 2362346 |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-265) and index. |
Language: | English |
ISBN: | 9781632863690 1632863693 |
Bib#: | 2362346 |