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- Birds, sex, and beauty : the extraordinary implications of Charles Darwin's strangest idea / by Ridley, Matt,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In all animals, mating is a deal. But few creatures behave as if sex is a simple transaction. Many treat it with reverence, suspicion, angst and violence. In the case of the Black Grouse, the bird at the centre of Matt Ridley's investigation, the males dance and sing for hours a day, for several exhausting months, in an exhausting and sometimes deadly ritual called a 'lek'. To prepare for the ordeal, they grow, preen and display fancy, twisted, bold-colored feathers. But why are males the eager sellers and females the discerning buyers? Why do increasingly baroque and bizarre males put themselves at risk of attack by circling hawks and rival birds? And why are these displays considered beautiful by humans at all?- Subjects: Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.; Birds; Evolution (Biology); Lek behavior.; Natural selection.;
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- Viral : the search for the origin of Covid-19 / by Chan, Alina,author.; Ridley, Matt,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Nearly two years into the pandemic, the crucial mystery of the origin of SARS-CoV-2 is not only unresolved but has deepened. To try to solve this pressing mystery, 'Viral' delves deep into the events of 2019 leading up to 2021, the details of what went on in animal markets and virology laboratories, the records and data hidden from sight within archived Chinese theses and websites, and the clues that can be coaxed from the very text of the viruss own genetic code.- Subjects: COVID-19 (Disease); COVID-19 (Disease); COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-;
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- Black Panther. [graphic novel] / by Ridley, John,1965-author.; Landini, Stefano,illustrator.; Peralta, Germán,illustrator.; Milla, Matt,colourist.; Aburto, Jesus,colourist.; Sabino, Joe,letterer.;
Marvel, T+.- Subjects: Graphic novels.; Afrofuturist comics.; Superhero comics.; Black Panther (Fictitious character); Superheroes;
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- Black Panther. [graphic novel] / by Ridley, John,1965-author.; Blee, Federico,colourist.; Cabal, Juann,1986-illustrator.; Landini, Stefano,illustrator.; Milla, Matt,colourist.; Moustafa, Ibrahim,illustrator.; Ross, Alex,1970-illustrator.; Sabino, Joe,letterer.;
Academy Award-winning writer John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) and Stormbreaker artist Juann Cabal launch an all-new BLACK PANTHER series with an action-packed espionage story that will upend everything in T'Challa's life - and have ramifications for the entire Marvel Universe! Secrets from the Panther's past have come back to haunt him. Fresh from returning from his travels in space, T'Challa receives an unexpected and urgent message from a Wakandan secret agent. Now the Black Panther must race the clock not only to save his agent, but also to keep his true agenda under wraps. Because if the truth comes out, it could cost T'Challa everything.Marvel, T+.- Subjects: Graphic novels.; Afrofuturist comics.; Superhero comics.; Black Panther (Fictitious character); Superheroes;
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