Death on earth : adventures in evolution and mortality /: adventures in evolution and mortality. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jules Howard.
• Authors: Howard, Jules
• Contents: Introduction PART 1: THIS IS A DEAD FROG Chapter 1: Life and Death in the Universe Chapter 2: Senescence and What Waits for the Lucky Few Chapter 3: Fear and Loathing in Birchwood Chapter 4: Free Radicals and the Secrets Within Chapter 5: This is a Dead Frog PART 2: THE EXPERIMENTAL PIG PHASE Chapter 6: The Circus under the Tent Chapter 7: Sex and Death: The Contract Killer Chapter 8: Coffee with the Widow-maker Chapter 9: Suicide, Snowy Owls and the Executioner Insider Chapter 10: This is Not a Sheep Chapter 11: The Grotto Salamander and the Guano Chapter 12: The Horrid Ground-weaver Chapter 13: Dark Matters PART 3: JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE SHITATITE Chapter 14: Bring out your Dead Ants Chapter 15: Mourning has Broken Chapter 16: Who Wants to Live Forever? Chapter 17: No, this is a Dead Frog Epilogue: The Meaning of the Loa Loa Acknowledgements Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Sigma
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 576.8; Evolution; Evolution (Biology); Death; Death; Evolution (Biology); Science -- Life Sciences -- Evolution; Social Science -- Death & Dying; Science -- General; Popular science; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472915108; 1472915100
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from READ title page (OverDrive, March 23, 2016).
• 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.