Cuckoo: Cheating by Nature
| Book | Cuckoo: Cheating by Nature |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | 2015 |
| Author | Nick Davies (2) |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | David Mann |
| Cover Artist | R. B. Davis |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | UK |
| Copyright | 2015 |
| Pages / Font | 289 pages |
| Barcode | 9781408556581 |
| ISBN | 978-1-4088-5658-1 |
| Chapters | Preface xiii
1 A cuckoo in the nest 1
2 How the cuckoo lays her egg 19
3 Wicken Fen 41
4 Harbinger of spring 55
5 Playing cuckoo 77
6 An arms race with eggs 99
7 Signatures and forgeries 115
8 A cheat in various guises 139
9 A strange and odious instinct 153
10 Begging tricks 177
11 Choosing hosts 191
12 An entangled bank 215
13 Cuckoos in decline 229
14 A changing world 247
Notes to the chapters 259
Acknowledgements 275
Index 279
Preface xiii
1 A cuckoo in the nest 1
2 How the cuckoo lays her egg 19
3 Wicken Fen 41
4 Harbinger of spring 55
5 Playing cuckoo 77
6 An arms race with eggs 99
7 Signatures and forgeries 115
8 A cheat in various guises 139
9 A strange and odious instinct 153
10 Begging tricks 177
11 Choosing hosts 191
12 An entangled bank 215
13 Cuckoos in decline 229
14 A changing world 247
Notes to the chapters 259
Acknowledgements 275
Index 279
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