An edition of The most perfect thing
(2016)
The most perfect thing
inside (and outside) a bird's egg
First U.S. edition.
by Tim Birkhead
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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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Eggs, Embryology, Birds, Reproduction, Birds, eggs| Edition | Availability |
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1
The Most Perfect Thing: Inside a Bird's Egg
Jul 25, 2017, Bloomsbury Publishing, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
paperback
140885127X 9781408851272
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The most perfect thing: inside (and outside) a bird's egg
2016, Bloomsbury USA
in English
- First U.S. edition.
1632863693 9781632863690
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Most Perfect Thing: Inside a Bird's Egg
2016, Bloomsbury Publishing USA
in English
1632863715 9781632863713
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4
Most Perfect Thing: Inside a Bird's Egg
2016, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
in English
1408851261 9781408851265
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Most Perfect Thing: Inside a Bird's Egg
2016, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
in English
1408851253 9781408851258
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Climmers and collectors
Making shells
The shape of eggs
Colouring eggs : how?
Colouring eggs : why?
Much ado about albumen : the microbe war
Yolk, ovaries, and fertilisation
Stupendious love : laying, incubation, and hatching
Lupton's legacy.
Edition Notes
"First published in Great Britain in 2016"--Title-page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-265) and index.
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