Bibliograph

How the zebra got its stripes, Darwinian stories told through evolutionary biology, Léo Grasset ; [translation by Barbara Mellor]

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How the zebra got its stripes, Darwinian stories told through evolutionary biology, Léo Grasset ; [translation by Barbara Mellor]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-143) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How the zebra got its stripes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

959872376

Responsibility statement

Léo Grasset ; [translation by Barbara Mellor]

Sub title

Darwinian stories told through evolutionary biology

Summary

France<U+2019>s brightest young scientist lucidly explains the intricacies of the animal kingdom through the lens of evolutionary biology

Table Of Contents

Part I. Evolution in its guises. 1. The female hyena's penis ; 2. The giraffe's long neck ; 3. The random flight of the gazelle ; 4. How the zebra got its stripes -- Part II. The mysteries of animal behaviour. 5. The air-conditioning of the termite mound ; 6. The impala's Mexican waves ; 7. Elephant dictatorship vs buffalo democracy ; 8. The antelope art of sexual manipulation -- Part III. Extraordinary creatures. 9. Dung beetle navigation ; 10. Seismic signalling in the elephants' sound-world ; 11. Honey badger : weapon of mass destruction ; 12. The truth about The lion king -- Part IV. The human factor. 13. How to turn a lion into a cub-killer ; 14. Catastrophic change ; 15. Human evolution and its impact -- Epilogue: The zebras and me

Target audience

adult

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