The parrot in the mirror : how evolving to be like birds made us human /
"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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
[2022]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "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"--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 213 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780192584977 0192584979 9780192584984 0192584987 9780191945090 0191945099 |