I, mammal : the story of what makes us mammals

Summary:

Examines the biology, evolution, and traits of humans, exploring the anatomical and physiological attributes that makes mankind mammals and that ultimately separate people from other members of the same scientific class designation.

Record details

ISBN: 9781472922892
ISBN: 1472922891
Physical Description: 336 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Publisher: London, UK ; Bloomsbury Sigma, 2017.
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-328) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: My family and other mammals -- The descent of man('s gonads) -- Life on the edge of mammaldom -- Y, I'm male -- The mammalian birds and bees -- The next generation -- Afterbirth before birth -- The milky way -- Kids, behave! -- Bones, teeth, genes, and trees -- It's getting hot in here, put your coat on -- Scents and sensibility -- A multilayered brain teaser -- This mammalian life.