Bibliograph

The flying zoo, birds, parasites, and the world they share, Michael Stock

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The flying zoo, birds, parasites, and the world they share, Michael Stock

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The flying zoo

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Michael Stock

Sub title

birds, parasites, and the world they share

Summary

"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

Target audience

adult

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