The most perfect thing : inside (and outside) a bird's egg
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Birkhead, Tim,
Published
New York : Bloomsbury, 2016.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
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San Luis Obispo Library - Adult Nonfiction
598.1468
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Birds -- Eggs.
Birds -- Embryology.
Birds -- Reproduction.

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Published
New York : Bloomsbury, 2016.
Format
Book
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English

Notes

General Note
"First published in Great Britain in 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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