| Description |
1 online resource |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Nonflowering plants -- Herbaceous annual plants -- Herbaceous perennial plants -- Trees and woody vines -- Butterflies and moths -- Bees, wasps, and ants -- Dragonflies and praying mantises -- Other insects -- Invertebrates exclusive of insects -- Reptiles, amphibians, and fish -- Mammals -- Birds -- Fungi, bacteria, and lichens. |
| Summary |
"City plants grow spontaneously in sidewalk cracks surrounded by buildings and streets. Small invertebrates reside in walled courtyards. How do members of apparently isolated urban populations find mates? How do they avoid inbreeding? Plants and animals that inhabit cities are often common and widespread outside of cities. A rich scientific literature illuminates their systems for mating. However, this literature is scattered, and it typically focuses on locations that are not urban. This book explores the natural history of sex, from bacteria and fungi to plants and animals, excluding human beings. It focuses on cities. It examines sex as both a state of being, as in male or female, and as a process, as in mating. Compared to other forms of biodiversity, reproductive diversity is largely hidden, yet it rivals morphological diversity in beauty and scale. This book explores sex in the city as a pathway to appreciation of biodiversity. It presents many unanswered questions and hypotheses"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sex (Biology)
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Insects -- Sexual behavior.
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Plants, Sex in.
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Sexual behavior in animals.
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Urban ecology (Biology)
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Biodiversity.
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urban environments. |
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sex (biological characteristic) |
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Biodiversity |
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Plants, Sex in |
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Sex (Biology) |
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Sexual behavior in animals |
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Urban ecology (Biology) |
| Added Author |
Silvertown, Jonathan W., writer of foreword.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Frank, Kenneth D. Sex in city plants, animals, and other forms of life New York : Columbia University Press, [2022] 9780231206068 (DLC) 2021044525 |
| ISBN |
9780231556309 electronic book |
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0231556306 electronic book |
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9780231206068 hardcover |
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9780231206075 trade paperback |
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