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The Flying Zoo
Michael Stock
其他書名
Birds, Parasites, and the World They Share
出版University of Alberta, 2022-08-31
主題Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / OrnithologyNature / Animals / Birds
ISBN17721264469781772126440
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=8ue1EAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋“My work as a scientist who studies bird parasites causes me to wonder about the hidden part of the drama unfolding before my eyes: the flying zoo that makes each bird what it is. As I gaze out at my favourite birds, I wonder what role their parasites have played in shaping their fascinating behaviours and alluring appearance.” — From Chapter 1 In The Flying Zoo, Michael Stock gives readers an enthusiastic tribute to birds and the parasites that live in and on them. From the Crozet Archipelago and the Galapagos Islands to our own backyards, parasites—fleas, lice, ticks, and flukes—live in a sinister yet symbiotic relationship with their host birds. With a scientist’s exuberance, Stock reveals a co-evolutionary dance among an astounding cast of creatures living in a complex and paradoxical co-habitation. Following in the footsteps of Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos, this contemporary classic deserves a place on the shelves of students and teachers of biology, natural history buffs, and birders.