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 natural world.
| ISBN: | 9781408856581 |
| Publication date: | 10th March 2016 |
| Author: | N B Davies |
| Illustrator: | James McCallum |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Genres: |
Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest Zoology: birds (ornithology) Zoology and animal sciences |
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.
Cuckoo features in the following genres: Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest, Zoology: birds (ornithology), Zoology and animal sciences
Paperback. £11.69, down from the £12.99 cover price. In Stock.
Cuckoo was written by N B Davies and published by Bloomsbury an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Cuckoo has 320 pages
£11.69, reduced from £12.99. In Stock.