Darwin Comes to Town
By: Professor Menno Schilthuizen
-
Rs 947.50
- Rs 1,895.00
- 50%
You save Rs 947.50.
Due to constant currency fluctuation, prices are subject to change with or without notice.
We are marching towards a future in which three-quarters of humans live in cities, more than half of the landmass of the planet is urbanized, and the rest is covered by farms,pasture, and plantations. Increasingly, as we become ever more city-centric, species and ecosystems crafted by millions of years of evolution teeter on the brink of extinction - or have already disappeared.
A growing band of 'urban ecologists' is beginning to realize that natural selection is not so easily stopped. They are finding that more and more plants and animals are adopting new ways of living in the seemingly hostile environments of asphalt and steel that we humans have created. Carrion crows in the Japanese city of Sendai, for example, have learned to use passing traffic to crack nuts for them; otters and bobcats, no longer persecuted by humans, are waiting at the New York City gates; superb fairy-wrens in Australia have evolved different mating structures for nesting in strips of vegetation along roads; while distinct populations of London underground mosquitoes have been fashioned by the varied tube line environments.
Menno Schilthuizen shows us that evolution can happen far more rapidly than Darwin had dared dream.
We are marching towards a future in which three-quarters of humans live in cities, more than half of the landmass of the planet is urbanized, and the rest is covered by farms,pasture, and plantations. Increasingly, as we become ever more city-centric, species and ecosystems crafted by millions of years of evolution teeter on the brink of extinction - or have already disappeared.
A growing band of 'urban ecologists' is beginning to realize that natural selection is not so easily stopped. They are finding that more and more plants and animals are adopting new ways of living in the seemingly hostile environments of asphalt and steel that we humans have created. Carrion crows in the Japanese city of Sendai, for example, have learned to use passing traffic to crack nuts for them; otters and bobcats, no longer persecuted by humans, are waiting at the New York City gates; superb fairy-wrens in Australia have evolved different mating structures for nesting in strips of vegetation along roads; while distinct populations of London underground mosquitoes have been fashioned by the varied tube line environments.
Menno Schilthuizen shows us that evolution can happen far more rapidly than Darwin had dared dream.
Zubin Mehta: A Musical Journey (An Authorized Biography)
By: VOID - Bakhtiar K. Dadabhoy
Rs 892.50 Rs 1,050.00 Ex Tax :Rs 892.50
The Batman's Grave: the Complete Collection
By: Warren Ellis
Rs 5,860.75 Rs 6,895.00 Ex Tax :Rs 5,860.75
Culture City How Culture Leaves Its Mark on Cities and Architecture Around the World
By: Wilfried Wang
Rs 3,997.50 Rs 7,995.00 Ex Tax :Rs 3,997.50
The Story of Gothic Architecture (Story Of... (Prestel))
By: Francesca Prina
Rs 1,950.75 Rs 2,295.00 Ex Tax :Rs 1,950.75
Sound Materials Innovative SoundAbsorbing Materials for Architeure and Design
By: tyler adams
Rs 8,495.75 Rs 9,995.00 Ex Tax :Rs 8,495.75
The Batman's Grave: the Complete Collection
By: Warren Ellis
Rs 5,860.75 Rs 6,895.00 Ex Tax :Rs 5,860.75
Under Pressure: Living Life and Avoiding Death on a Nuclear Submarine
By: Richard Humphreys
Rs 1,297.50 Rs 2,595.00 Ex Tax :Rs 1,297.50
A Day in the Life of Abed Salama - A Palestinian Odyssey Through Apartheid
By: Nathan Thrall
Rs 5,665.50 Rs 6,295.00 Ex Tax :Rs 5,665.50
Millennium: The Girl Who Lived Twice
By: David Lagercrantz
Rs 1,047.50 Rs 2,095.00 Ex Tax :Rs 1,047.50
American Evita: Hillary Clinton's Path to Power
By: Christopher A. Farrell
Rs 335.75 Rs 395.00 Ex Tax :Rs 335.75
Wooden Alphabet Board Capital
By: global Educational Tree
Rs 1,350.00 Rs 1,500.00 Ex Tax :Rs 1,350.00
Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires
By: Juan Cole
Rs 6,115.75 Rs 7,195.00 Ex Tax :Rs 6,115.75
365 Dua with Stories - Everyday Stories Based on Prayers
By: Ali CaraCam
Rs 4,495.50 Rs 4,995.00 Ex Tax :Rs 4,495.50
When You Are Mine - A Heart-pounding Psychological Thriller about Friendship and Obsession
By: Michael Robotham
Rs 1,185.75 Rs 1,395.00 Ex Tax :Rs 1,185.75
English for Everyone Junior First Words Animals Flash Cards
By: DK
Rs 1,525.50 Rs 1,695.00 Ex Tax :Rs 1,525.50
You Must Remember This: Life and Style in Hollywoods Golden Age
By: Robert Wagner
Rs 1,355.75 Rs 1,595.00 Ex Tax :Rs 1,355.75
Zubin Mehta: A Musical Journey (An Authorized Biography)
By: VOID - Bakhtiar K. Dadabhoy
Rs 892.50 Rs 1,050.00 Ex Tax :Rs 892.50
The Batman's Grave: the Complete Collection
By: Warren Ellis
Rs 5,860.75 Rs 6,895.00 Ex Tax :Rs 5,860.75