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The most perfect thing

The most perfect thing

By
Tim Birkhead
Tim Birkhead
2016 • 288 pages

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Renowned ornithologist Tim Birkhead uses birds' eggs as wondrous portals into natural history, enlivened by the stories of naturalists and scientists, including Birkhead and his students, whose discoveries have advanced current scientific knowledge of reproduction.

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I like eggs but could not get into this. Lots of details way too many for my interest.

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