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Cuckoo: Cheating by Nature by Nick Davies (Hardcover, 2015)
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Beloved as the herald of spring, cuckoos have held a place in our affections for centuries. But for many other birds the cuckoo is a signal of doom, for it is Natures most notorious cheat. Cuckoos across the world have evolved extraordinary tricks to manipulate other species into raising their young.
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Beloved as the herald of spring, cuckoos have held a place in our affections for centuries. The oldest song in English celebrates the cuckoo's arrival, telling us that 'Sumer is icumen in'. But for many other birds the cuckoo is a signal of doom, for it is Nature's most notorious cheat. Cuckoos across the world have evolved extraordinary tricks to manipulate other species into raising their young. How do they get away with it? In this enormously engaging book, naturalist and scientist Nick Davies reveals how cuckoos trick their hosts. Using shrewd detective skills and field experiments, he uncovers an evolutionary arms race, in which hosts evolve better defences against cuckoos and cuckoos, in turn, evolve novel forms of trickery. This is a fascinating corner of Darwin's 'entangled bank', where creatures are continually evolving to keep up with changes in their rivals. Lively field drawings by James McCallum, and remarkable photographs, show cuckoos in action: from the female cuckoo laying her beautifully disguised egg, to the cuckoo chick ejecting the host's eggs and young from the nest to ensure it gets the full attention of its foster parents. Cuckoo offers a new insight not only into the secret lives of these extraordinary birds, but also into how cheating evolves and thrives in the natural world.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139781408856567
eBay Product ID (ePID)213464030
Product Key Features
Book TitleCuckoo: Cheating by Nature
AuthorNick Davies
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicWildlife
Publication Year2015
Number of Pages320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height205mm
Item Width135mm
Item Weight444g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorNick Davies
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 20 Dec, 2018
well worth reading as an insight to cuckoo behaviour
well produced following months of research.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
