Call of nature : the secret life of dung /: the secret life of dung. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Richard Jones.
• Authors: Jones, Richard, 1958 July 14
• Contents: 1 Introduction – what is dung?; 2 Cleanliness is next to fastidiousness – the human obsession with sewage; 3 Waste not – dung as a human resource; 4 It’s worth fighting over – dung as a valuable ecological resource; 5 Dung communities – interactions and conflicts; 6 The evolution of dung feeding – where did it all begin?; 7 A closer look – who lives in dung?; 8 Cross section of a dung pat – a slice of coprophagous life; 9 The ageing process – time line of a dung pat; 10 Dung problems – the end of world ordure as we know it; 11 Dung types – an identification guide; 12 Dung inhabitants and dung feeders – a rogues’ gallery; 13 Dung is a four-letter word – a scatological dictionary; References; Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Exeter : Pelagic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 573.49; Feces -- Identification; Feces -- Recycling; Animals -- Food; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders: general interest; Nature & the natural world: general interest; Zoology: insects (entomology) & other invertebrates
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781784271060; 9781784271084; 9781784271077
• Related ISBNs: 9781784271053
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