Darwin comes to town : how the urban jungle drives evolution
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250127822
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Physical Description:
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viii, 293 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm - Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Picador, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | City portal -- I. City life. Nature's ultimate ecosystem engineer ; The ant(hropo)-hill ; Downtown ecology ; Urban naturalists ; City slickers ; If I can make it there -- II. Cityscapes. These are the facts ; Urban myths ; So it really is ; Town mouse, country mouse ; Poisoning pigeons in the park ; Bright lights, big city ; But is it really evolution? -- III. City encounters. Close urban encounters ; Self-domestication ; Songs of the city ; Sex and the city ; Turdus urbanicus -- IV. Darwin city. Evolution in a telecoupled world ; Design it with Darwin -- Outskirt. |
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Subject: | Urban ecology (Biology) Evolution (Biology) Nature -- Effect of human beings on |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Portage la Prairie Regional Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Portage la Prairie Regional Library | 577.56 SCH (Text) | 3675000196156 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |