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A Little Gay Natural History
£9.99A Little Gay Natural History
‘A Little Gay Natural History’ is a celebration of the astonishing diversity of sexual behaviour, biology and reproduction found in nature. From penguins to primates, same-sex behaviours and courtship are more widespread in the natural world than many people realize, while how nature organises sex is not always as straightforward as usually thought. Davis considers how, in many different organisms – both animals and plants – sexual reproduction and determination rely on a surprisingly complex interaction between genes, hormones, environment and chance.
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Metamorphosis
£14.99Metamorphosis
Before humans stamped their mark on this planet, insects had shaped it into the colourful and extraordinary world we all share today. Now these minibeasts are leading extraordinary discoveries from robotics to genetics to forensics, transforming our knowledge of agriculture, medicine, aerospace, artificial intelligence, biodiversity and ourselves. Whether it’s the astonishing properties of resilin, the protein that makes fleas jump, the needle-like proboscis of the mosquito’s mouth being used to develop smart needles or the computational dynamics gleaned from studying locust swarms in Africa, Erica McAlister and Adrian Washbourne reveal the wonder of insects, the historical figures who have made great breakthroughs in understanding them and the increasingly vital role they play in ensuring life, as we know it, continues.
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