A brilliant, stirring work, breathtaking in its scope and far-reaching in its message, The Song of the Dodo is a crucial book in precarious times. Through personal observation, scientific theory, and history, David Quammen examines the mysteries of evolution and extinction and radically alters our understanding of the natural world and our place within it. In this landmark of science writing, we learn how the isolation of islands makes them natural laboratories of evolutionary extravagance, as seen in the dragons of Komodo, the elephant birds of Madagascar, the giant tortoises of the Galapa The Song of the Dodo - David Quammen od authora David Quammen a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
David Quammen |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
704 |
Rok vydání |
2011 |
Nakladatelství |
Scribner |