Feathers : the evolution of a natural miracle /

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Author / Creator:Hanson, Thor.
Imprint:New York : Basic Books, c2011.
Description:xvi, 336 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8450826
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ISBN:9780465020133 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780465023462 (e-book)
0465020135 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0465023460 (e-book)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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