Cuckoo : cheating by nature /: cheating by nature. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nick Davies ; with field drawings by James McCallum.
• Authors: Davies, N. B (Nicholas B.), 1952-
• Other Names: (Wildlife artist) McCallum, James illustrator.
• Contents: A cuckoo in the nest -- How the cuckoo lays her egg -- Wicked fen -- Harbinger of spring -- Playing cuckoo -- An arms race with eggs -- Signatures and forgeries -- A cheat in various guises -- a strange and odious instinct -- Begging tricks -- Choosing hosts -- An entangled bank -- Cuckoos in decline -- A changing world.
• Edition: Electronic edition
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Bloomsbury
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 598.7/4; Zoology & animal sciences; Cuckoos -- Behavior; Cuckoos -- Evolution; Cuckoos -- Life cycles; Evolution (Biology); Birds -- Behavior; Nature -- Animals -- Birds; Birds (ornithology); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781620409534; 1620409534; 9781408856574; 1408856573
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-273) and index.; Note: Online resource; title from EPUB title page (OverDrive, viewed April 7, 2015).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.