Biograffiti : A Natural Selection by John M. Burns - 1981

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W. W. Norton & Company. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

New. Legend has it (it may even be true) that J. B. S. Haldane, when asked by a clergyman what he could infer about God from the works of creation, responded, "He must have had an inordinate fondness for beetles." Were I asked to infer something essential about Homo sapiens from his work, I should probably reply that this zoological odd-ball required humor to lighten a life taken too seriously. How else can we explain the fact that very profession has its underground classic of humorous self-deprecation and verse? Garstang's Larval Forms has long filled this role for evolutionary biology. But, as a residual Victorian, Garstang turned out some mighty stuffy poems-and recapitulatory theory of the details of invertebrate morphology do no reside on the frontier of modern biology. But voyeurs and hedonists can now rejoice, for John Burns has produced a worthy successor, a work full of all that is modern in evolutionary biology-mathematical modeling, ecological strategies, ethological… Read More

W. W. Norton & Co., 1981. Paperback. New. 132 pages. 8.00x0.30x5.00 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. "BioGraffiti is a highly diverting mix of the whimsical and scholarly, of science and art. It will be read-and reread-by those interested in biology and life." -Paul R. Ehrlich

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

W W Norton, New York, 1981. Softcover. Good Condition. Gift inscription on first page. Crumpling to bottom of front card cover and a few pages. Water stain lower corner of first page. General age and reading wear. 112 pages. No torn or missing pages.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Poetry; Humour. ISBN: 0393000311. ISBN/EAN: 9780393000313. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50190. . 9780393000313

W. W. Norton & Company, 1981-03-17. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!