Escapades in Evolution

Of humans, chimps and other capers of nature

by Matthias Glaubrecht

Description

Humans are rapidly changing the conditions of evolution, and while many species have not yet been discovered, the extinction of numerous species is becoming more and more dramatic. In this book, Matthias Glaubrecht contrasts the impending “end of evolution”, of which the evolutionary biologist writes in his bestseller of the same name, with the beauty, diversity and also the whims of nature. In 36 short chapters, the zoologist presents the animal and the all-tooanimal from the curiosity cabinet of evolution, easy to understand and with a good touch of humour – from dinosaurs with four wings to the annual new “Minnelied” hit of the humpback whale to the women’s communes of bonobos who use sex as a form of social bonding.

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Author Biography

As a professor of animal biodiversity, zoologist Matthias Glaubrecht heads the Centre for Natural History (CeNak) of the University of Hamburg, which he co-founded. Glaubrecht is a co-editor of scientific journals and also works as a science journalist.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher S. Hirzel Verlag
  • Publication Date May 2021
  • Orginal LanguageGerman
  • ISBN/Identifier 9783777629094
  • FormatPaperback
  • Primary Price 18 EUR
  • Pages200
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Original Language TitleEskapaden der Evolution. Von Menschen, Schimpansen und anderen Kapriolen der Natur
  • Copyright Year2021

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