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Author: Danielle J. Whittaker
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.612kg
ISBN: 9781421443478
ISBN 10: 1421443473
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 26 April 2022
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
From tangerine-scented auklets to mossy-smelling juncos, birds are more fragrant than you might think. -- Simon Igns * NEW SCIENTIST * Whittaker blends science writing and memoir to explore how birds make use of odors in her delightful debut. Whittaker's a natural explainer, and her willingness to poke fun at herself only enhances her fascinating account. Fans of Jon Dunn and Jonathan Meiburg will be charmed. * Publishers Weekly *
From tangerine-scented auklets to mossy-smelling juncos, birds are more fragrant than you might think. * Simon Ings, NEW SCIENTIST * Whittaker blends science writing and memoir to explore how birds make use of odors in her delightful debut. Whittaker's a natural explainer, and her willingness to poke fun at herself only enhances her fascinating account. Fans of Jon Dunn and Jonathan Meiburg will be charmed. * Publishers Weekly * A delightfully meandering account...Whittaker presents a new lens for bird lovers to view common species, and she had me wondering what some of my favorite birds smell like... The book's greatest success is how it depicts the reality of doing science...It takes a diverse group of perspectives-and the humility to reconsider our biases-to truly understand our world. -- Ryan Mandelbum * Scientific American *
From tangerine-scented auklets to mossy-smelling juncos, birds are more fragrant than you might think. Whittaker blends science writing and memoir to explore how birds make use of odors in her delightful debut. Whittaker's a natural explainer, and her willingness to poke fun at herself only enhances her fascinating account. Fans of Jon Dunn and Jonathan Meiburg will be charmed. A delightfully meandering account...Whittaker presents a new lens for bird lovers to view common species, and she had me wondering what some of my favorite birds smell like... The book's greatest success is how it depicts the reality of doing science...It takes a diverse group of perspectives-and the humility to reconsider our biases-to truly understand our world. -Ryan Mandelbum, Scientific American Whittaker's wide-ranging book combines memoir, intellectual history, and the results of her own scientific research on avian chemical communication, which challenges the long-held belief in ornithology that birds don't have a sense of smell. Whittaker also discusses her unorthodox academic career and her personal life (including her roller derby alter ego 'Chunk Rock Girl'), adding zest to the science. Beautifully written. Full of vivid descriptions of fieldwork adventures, fun facts about bird scents, detailed scientific explanations that always stay very readable....A charming and readable background to a little-studied area of ornithology.
Author Information
Danielle J. Whittaker is the managing director of the BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action at Michigan State University, where she is an instructor and the graduate program director in the Department of Integrative Biology.
