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Cuckoo

Paperback • 2016 • English

Cuckoo

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About the book

Beloved as a herald of spring, cuckoos have held a place in our hearts for centuries. But for many other birds the cuckoo is a signal of doom, for it is nature's most notorious cheat. In this enormously engaging book, naturalist and scientist Nick Davies reveals how cuckoos deceive other species, uncovering an evolutionary race between cuckoos and the hosts. Cuckoo offers a new insight not only into the secret lives of these extraordinary birds, but also how cheating evolves and thrives in the n...Show more

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ISBN

9781408856581

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published year

2016

Language

English

Original title

Cuckoo

Format

Paperback

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