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- 008 211130s2022 enkaf b 001 0 eng d
- 020 __ |a 9780198846109: |c CNY242.49
- 260 __ |a Oxford, United Kingdom ; |a New York, NY : |b Oxford University Press, |c 2022.
- 035 __ |a (OCoLC)1295103530
- 040 __ |a UKMGB |b eng |c UKMGB |e rda |d OCLCO |d OCLCF |d CDX |d UAP |d YDX |d UOK |d CTU |d UIU |d TXHLS |d EAU |d JYJ |d EEM |d OCL |d SAC
- 050 _4 |a QL698.3 |b .M37 2022
- 100 1_ |a Martinho-Truswell, Antone, |e author.
- 245 14 |a The parrot in the mirror : |b how evolving to be like birds made us human / |c Antone Martinho-Truswell.
- 246 30 |a How evolving to be like birds made us human.
- 300 __ |a 213 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations (some color) ; |c 23 cm
- 336 __ |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent
- 337 __ |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia
- 338 __ |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier
- 504 __ |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-208) and index.
- 505 0_ |a Introduction -- 1. How Did We Get Here? -- 2. A Long and Happy Life -- 3. Bird Brains -- 4. Till Death Do Us Part -- 5. Learning to Sing -- 6. Parrots in the Mirror.
- 520 __ |a "This book explores animal evolution and behaviour to explain how humans and birds came to share so much. How did we come to be so bird-like? Considering the answer to this question leads to an examination of the animal world that highlights fundamental and profound aspects of biology. The book looks at the value of movement in animals; the way in which traits such as intelligence, size, long life span, and the birth of very immature young are all interconnected. Above all, it assesses how even very different forms of life, experiencing similar evolutionary pressures from their environments, can hit on similar solutions - the phenomenon known as convergent evolution. It is that which lies at the root of our bird-ishness"--Provided by publisher.
- 650 _0 |a Birds |x Behavior.
- 650 _0 |a Birds |x Evolution.
- 650 _0 |a Human-animal relationships.
- 650 _0 |a Human evolution.
- 650 _0 |a Evolution (Biology)
- 650 _0 |a Convergence (Biology)