Evolutionary biologist and writer Marlene Zuk offers insights into the overlooked animals that live in proximity to humans, sharing the stories that each tells about adaptation and cohabitation on the increasingly crowded planet.
Zuk offers a new appreciation for the animals that are often shunned, explaining why these unpopular creatures have something special to teach us about how we deal with other species as well as about our own place in nature and what it means for an animal to belong somewhere. Discover how coyotes and snakes shed light on human coevolution with predators, what cockroaches reveal about the evolution of pregnancy, how butterflies make us reconsider the effects of roadside pollution, and how cowbirds and mynas are forcing ecologists to think differently about invasive species.
Zuk invites participants to reflect on their relationships with these close-to-home creatures, the ways human lives are entwined with theirs, and to draw lessons from their behavior in all its fascinating complexity. Zuk is Regents professor of ecology, evolution, and behavior at the University of Minnesota and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Her book Outsider Animals (Princeton University Press) is available for purchase.
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