Birds, sex and beauty : (Record no. 492306)
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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260422161331.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780008645526 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | Kenya National Library Service |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 598.1562 RID |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ridley, Matt |
| Relator term | Author |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Birds, sex and beauty : |
| Remainder of title | the extraordinary implications of Charles Darwin's strangest idea / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Matt Ridley. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xii, 340 pages ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Expansion of summary note | In all animals, mating is a deal. But few creatures behave as if sex is a simple transaction. Many treat it with reverence, suspicion, angst and violence. In the case of the Black Grouse, the bird at the centre of Matt Ridley's investigation, the males dance and sing for hours a day, for several exhausting months, in an exhausting and sometimes deadly ritual called a 'lek'. To prepare for the ordeal, they grow, preen and display fancy, twisted, bold-colored feathers. But why are males the eager sellers and females the discerning buyers? Why do increasingly baroque and bizarre males put themselves at risk of attack by circling hawks and rival birds? And why are these displays considered beautiful by humans at all? |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Birds. |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Suppress in OPAC | No |
| Withdrawn status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Nakuru Library | Acquisition, Cataloguing, Classification and Distribution Development | 04/22/2026 | BAI | 1875.00 | 598.1562 RID | B228635 | 04/22/2026 | 04/22/2026 | Books |