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Ladataan... The Nesting Season: Cuckoos, Cuckolds, and the Invention of Monogamy (2010)Tekijä: Bernd Heinrich
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. Mixing personal anecdotes and observations with scientific findings, in his usual way, Bernd Heinrich explores the world of avian courtship and reproduction, from mating strategies to nest predation to egg coloration. His own illustrations (line drawings, watercolors, and photographs) complement and enhance the text nicely, and if you can stand a bit of repetition here and there, it's well worth a read. ( ) ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
Why are the eggs of the marsh wren deep brown, the winter wren's nearly white, and the gray catbird's a brilliant blue? And what in the DNA of a penduline tit makes the male weave a domed nest of fibers and the female line it with feathers, while the bird-of-paradise male builds no nest at all, and his bower-bird counterpart constructs an elaborate dwelling? These are typical questions that Bernd Heinrich pursues in the engaging style we've come to expect from himâe"supplemented here with his own stunning photographs and original watercolors. One of the world's great naturalists and nature writers, Heinrich shows us how the sensual beauty of birds can open our eyes to a hidden evolutionary process. Nesting, as Heinrich explores it here, encompasses what fascinates us most about birdsâe"from their delightful songs and spectacular displays to their varied eggs and colorful plumage; from their sex roles and mating rituals to nest parasitism, infanticide, and predation. What moves birds to mate and parent their young in so many different ways is what interests Heinrichâe"and his insights into the nesting behavior of birds has more than a little to say about our own. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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