Freaks of nature : and what they tell us about development and evolution / Mark S. Blumberg.

By:

Blumberg, Mark Samuel, 1961-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 326 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780191549915
0191549916
9780198043430
0198043430

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Freaks of nature.DDC classification:

576.8
616/.043 22

LOC classification:

QM691 .B63 2009eb
QH367 .B62 2009

NLM classification:

2009 D-297
WZ 308

Online resources:

Click here to access online

Contents:

List of Illustrations; Introduction; ONE: A PARLIAMENT OF MONSTERS: On the Breadth and Scope of Developmental Anomalies; TWO: ARRESTING FEATURES: Development is All about Time; THREE: DO THE LOCOMOTION: How We Learn to Move Our Bodies; FOUR: LIFE AND LIMB: How Limbs are Made, Lost, Replaced and Transformed; FIVE: ANYTHING GOES: When it Comes to Sex, Expect Ambiguity; EPILOGUE: MONSTROUS BEHAVIOUR: Much to Learn from the Odd and Unusual; Acknowledgments; Notes; Sources and Suggested Reading; Author Index; Subject Index.

Summary: From two-legged goats and double-headed snakes, to 'Cyclops' infants with a single eye in the middle of their forehead, Mark S. Blumberg looks at 'freak' bodily anomalies in both humans and other animals to reveal how such deformities provide valuable windows on the intimate connections between genetics, evolution, development, and the environment. - ;Two-legged goats, conjoined twins, 'Cyclops' infants with a single eye in the middle of their forehead, double-headed snakes, and Laloo, a man with a partially formed twin attached to his chest ... In Freaks of Nature, Mark S. Blumberg turns a sci.

Item type:

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic-Books	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	E-Books EBSCO			Available

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-307) and indexes.

From two-legged goats and double-headed snakes, to 'Cyclops' infants with a single eye in the middle of their forehead, Mark S. Blumberg looks at 'freak' bodily anomalies in both humans and other animals to reveal how such deformities provide valuable windows on the intimate connections between genetics, evolution, development, and the environment. - ;Two-legged goats, conjoined twins, 'Cyclops' infants with a single eye in the middle of their forehead, double-headed snakes, and Laloo, a man with a partially formed twin attached to his chest ... In Freaks of Nature, Mark S. Blumberg turns a sci.

Print version record.

eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.