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Tim Birkhead
Tim Birkhead FRS is an author and biologist, emeritus Professor of Behaviour and Evolution at the University of Sheffield, one of Britain's foremost ornithologists, and a leading l...visualizza altroTim Birkhead FRS is an author and biologist, emeritus Professor of Behaviour and Evolution at the University of Sheffield, one of Britain's foremost ornithologists, and a leading light in popular science communication. His professional interests span ornithology, evolution and reproductive biology, as well as the history of science. He is known for his work on both the mating systems of birds and the history of ornithology. He has also led one of the world's best-known long-term research projects, studying the biology and population dynamics of Britain's auks and other seabirds.
Elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2004, Tim's awards include the Elliot Coues Medal for outstanding contributions to ornithological research, the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour medal, the BOU's Godman-Salvin Medal, for distinguished ornithological work, the Zoological Society of London's Silver Medal, and the Stephen Jay Gould Prize.
Tim has written or edited 15 books, including four popular science titles published by Bloomsbury – The Wisdom of Birds (2008), Bird Sense (2012), The Most Perfect Thing (2017) and The Wonderful Mr Willughby (Bloomsbury 2018), with his latest work devoted to the life and afterlife of a true icon of extinction, The Great Auk (2024).visualizza meno
Libri di Tim Birkhead
Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be a Bird The Most Perfect Thing: Inside (and Outside) a Bird’s Egg Valutazione: 4 su 5 stelle4/5Birds and Us: A 12,000-Year History from Cave Art to Conservation Valutazione: 4 su 5 stelle4/5The Wonderful Mr Willughby: The First True Ornithologist Valutazione: 4 su 5 stelle4/5The Red Canary: The Story of the First Genetically Engineered Animal Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle0 valutazioniTen Thousand Birds: Ornithology since Darwin Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle0 valutazioni
Audiolibri di Tim Birkhead
Birds and Us: A 12,000-Year History from Cave Art to Conservation Valutazione: 5 su 5 stelle5/5
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Birds and Us: A 12,000-Year History from Cave Art to Conservation Valutazione: 5 su 5 stelle5/5