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Sto caricando le informazioni... Tamed: Ten Species that Changed our Worlddi Alice Roberts
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. A difficult to like and difficult to access book. I couldn’t really see where it was pitched. I quite like the writing style and initial introduction had me intrigued, but it was difficult to follow as an audiobook and I do wonder whether having pictures of the different types of horticulture and agriculture that was on, the authors mind would’ve been really useful. I think there’s a lot here that’s worth listening to and I think that anyone with an interesting environmental science will also enjoy this. There is also an audience here for people who have an interest in the near future, and in particular, the effects of climate change on that. ( ) I have read books about at least 3 of these chapters, but it was delightful to learn new things, newly discovered things. Her arguments seemed pretty balanced (and I'm gauging from where I disagree slightly), her writing was clear, and I found her to be quite funny, not in a gimmicky way but just in her phrasing and observations. I'm a fan. This has been on my list since before Adam Rutherford, but I'm delighted by their professional relationship and dialogue as I've since discovered it. La doctora Alice, utilitza els resultats de les últimes investigacions de l'adn dels animals i cultius domesticats per tal de desentrellar l'origen, tant físic com en el temps, i després en fa un seguiment de l'evolució posterior fins als nostres dies. L'únic però, és que la doctora es deixa endur per la imaginació, quelcom poc científic, per a imaginar com es van produir els primers contactes entre alguns animals i l'home que després van conduir a la domesticació. Evidentment, és un moment que tan sols podem imaginar i intuir, però l'excés de poesia potser sobra. És interessant. Impressively researched review of 9 species of animals and plant foods which have been pivotal in the development of the human species, tracing their origins through archeology and, especially genetics. The final chapter concentrates on the human species itself, reviewing the latest findings through advanced DNA analysis. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Ten species that changed our world! For hundreds of thousands of years, our ancestors depended on wild plants and animals for survival. They were hunter-gatherers, consummate foraging experts, but taking the world as they found it. Then a revolution occurred - our ancestors' interaction with other species changed. They began to tame them. The human population boomed; civilisation began. In this book, Alice Roberts uncovers the amazing deep history of ten familiar species with incredible wild pasts: dogs, apples and wheat; cattle; potatoes and chickens; rice, maize, and horses - and, finally, humans. Alice Roberts not only reveals how becoming part of our world changed these animals and plants, but shows how they became our allies, essential to the survival and success of our own species - and to our future. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)590.9Natural sciences and mathematics Zoology Zoology History, geography, biography of zoologyClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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