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Scarlet experiment : birds and humans in America /

"Emily Dickinson's poem "Split the Lark" refers to the "scarlet experiment" by which scientists destroy a bird in order to learn more about it. Indeed, humans have killed hundreds of millions of birds--for science, fashion, curiosity, and myriad other reasons. In the Un...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Karnicky, Jeffrey (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2016]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Split the lark
  • 1. Emotion and intelligence : the blue jay
  • 2. Interpellation and interiority : the European starling
  • 3. Capital and conservation : the red knot
  • 4. Nuisance and neighbor : the Canada goose
  • 5. Confusion and classification : the black-crested titmouse or tufted titmouse
  • Conclusion: The future of birds.