Charles Darwin's barnacle and David Bowie's spider : how scientific names celebrate adventurers, heroes, and even a few scoundrels /
Ever since Carl Linnaeus's binomial system of scientific names was adopted in the eighteenth century, scientists have been eponymously naming organisms in ways that both honor and vilify their namesakes. This charming, informative, and accessible history examines the fascinating stories behind...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | Heard, Stephen B. (Autor) |
Otros Autores: | Damstra, Emily S. (Ilustrador) |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2020]
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Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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