The most perfect thing : inside (and outside) a bird's egg
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Birkhead, Tim,
Published
New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury USA, 2016.
Format
Book
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
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Main Library - Adult
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Published
New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury USA, 2016.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English

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"First published in Great Britain 2016"--Title-page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-265) and index.
Description
Renowned ornithologist Tim Birkhead uses birds' eggs as wondrous portals into natural history, enlivened by the stories of naturalists and scientists, including Birkhead and his students, whose discoveries have advanced current scientific knowledge of reproduction.

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Birds -- Eggs.
Birds -- Embryology.
Birds -- Reproduction.