Legend has it (it may even be true) that J. B. S. Haldane, when
asked by a clergyman what he could infer about God from the works
of creation, responded, "He must have had an inordinate fondness
for beetles." Were I asked to infer something essential about Homo
sapiens from his work, I should probably reply that this zoological
odd-ball required humor to lighten a life taken too seriously. How
else can we explain the fact that very profession has its
underground classic of humorous self-deprecation and verse?
Garstang's Larval Forms has long filled this role for evolutionary
biology. But, as a residual Victorian, Garstang turned out some
mighty stuffy poems-and recapitulatory theory of the details of
invertebrate morphology do no reside on the frontier of modern
biology. But voyeurs and hedonists can now rejoice, for John Burns
has produced a worthy successor, a work full of all that is modern
in evolutionary biology-mathematical modeling, ecological
strategies, ethological theories and, oh yes, plenty of sex.
General
| Imprint: |
W W Norton & Co Inc
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 1982 |
| First published: |
March 1981 |
| Authors: |
John M. Burns
|
| Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
132 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-393-00031-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-393-00031-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780393000313 |
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