Birds and Us : A 12,000-Year History from Cave Art to Conservation

From award-winning author and ornithologist Tim Birkhead, a sweeping history of the long and close relationship between birds and humans. Since the dawn of human history, birds have stirred our imagination, inspiring and challenging our ideas about science, faith, art, and philosophy. We have worshi...

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מחבר ראשי: Birkhead, Tim, 1950-
פורמט: Livre numérique
שפה:Anglais
יצא לאור: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press 2022.
Paris : Cyberlibris
גישה מקוונת:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Edition sous un autre format:• Birds and Us, A 12,000-Year History from Cave Art to Conservation, Tim Birkhead, Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 2022, 1 vol. (497 p.), 978-06-9124-378-8
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