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Resurrection science : conservation, de-extinction and the precarious future of wild things

Title
Resurrection science : conservation, de-extinction and the precarious future of wild things / M.R. O'Connor.
Author
O'Connor, M. R., 1982-
Publication
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.

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Description
266 pages; 25 cm
Summary
"A tour of current advances in biology and ethics demonstrates how humans are increasingly in control of evolution, exploring how as the scientific community endeavors to save near-extinct species, the creatures being saved become less wild and more dependent, "--Novelist.
Alternative Title
Conservation, de-extinction and the precarious future of wild things
Subjects
Genre/Form
Anecdotes.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
An ark of toads : Nectophrynoides asperginis -- Tracking chimeras in the Fakahatchee Strand : Puma concolor coryi -- Exuberant evolution in a desert fish : Cyprinodon tularosa -- Mysteries of the whale called 1334 : Eubalaena glacialis -- Freezing crows: Corvus hawaiiensis -- Metaphysical rhinos : Ceratotherium simum cottoni -- Regenesis of the passenger pigeon : Neo-Ectopistes migratorius -- Nice to meet you, Neanderthal: Homo neanderthalensis -- Coda. Ultima Thule : ends of the earth.
Call Number
JSE 16-235
ISBN
  • 9781137279293
  • 113727929X
  • 9781466879324 (canceled/invalid)
  • 1466879324 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2015004485
OCLC
913889797
Author
O'Connor, M. R., 1982- author.
Title
Resurrection science : conservation, de-extinction and the precarious future of wild things / M.R. O'Connor.
Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JSE 16-235
JFE 17-6029
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