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02110aam a2200349 i 4500 001 299A1EBA80FD11EDBDE4B17F33ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221221010031 008 211130t20222022enkaf b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 019884610X 020 $a 9780198846109 035 $a (OCoLC)1295103530 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d CDX $d UAP $d YDX $d SILO 050 4 $a QL698.3 $b .M37 2022 082 04 $a 598.15 $2 23 100 1 $a Martinho-Truswell, Antone, $e author. 245 14 $a The Parrot in the mirror : $b how evolving to be like birds made us human / $c Antone Martinho-Truswell. 264 1 $a Oxford, United Kingdom ; $b Oxford University Press, $c [2022] 300 $a 213 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some colour) ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-208) and index. 520 $a "This book explores animal evolution and behaviour to explain how humans and birds came to share so much. How did we come to be so bird-like? Considering the answer to this question leads to an examination of the animal world that highlights fundamental and profound aspects of biology. The book looks at the value of movement in animals; the way in which traits such as intelligence, size, long life span, and the birth of very immature young are all interconnected. Above all, it assesses how even very different forms of life, experiencing similar evolutionary pressures from their environments, can hit on similar solutions - the phenomenon known as convergent evolution. It is that which lies at the root of our bird-ishness"---Provided by publisher. 536 $a Purchased with grant funds from the State Library of Iowa and Institute of Museum and Library Services 610 $a ARPA Grant 650 0 $a Birds $x Behavior. 650 0 $a Human-animal relationships 650 0 $a Human evolution 650 0 $a Evolution (Biology) 941 $a 2 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20230817010221.0 952 $l PNAX964 $d 20221221010145.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=299A1EBA80FD11EDBDE4B17F33ECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b IX2Initiate Another SILO Locator Search