Scarlet experiment : birds and humans in America /

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"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]
Temas:
Animals and civilization > United States.
Human-animal relationships > United States.
Birds > Social aspects > United States.
Animals > Social aspects > United States.
Birds > Social aspects > Canada.
Birds > Effect of human beings on > United States.
Birds > Effect of human beings on > Canada.
Birds > Conservation > United States.
Birds > Conservation > Canada.
Animaux et civilisation > États-Unis.
Relations homme-animal > États-Unis.
Oiseaux > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Animaux > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Oiseaux > Aspect social > Canada.
Oiseaux > Effets de l'homme sur > États-Unis.
Oiseaux > Effets de l'homme sur > Canada.
Oiseaux > Protection > États-Unis.
Oiseaux > Protection > Canada.
NATURE > Animals > Birds.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
NATURE > Birdwatching Guides.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ornithology.
Birds > Effect of human beings on.
Birds > Conservation.
Animals and civilization.
Animals > Social aspects.
Birds > Social aspects.
Human-animal relationships.
Canada.
United States.
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.

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