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Sentinel chickens : what birds tell us about our health and our world / Peter Doherty.
Publication details: Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2012.Description: 231 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cmISBN:- 9780522861105 (pbk.) :
- 598.163 23
- Also available online.
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| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 598.163 DOH | Available | 048506 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-214) and index.
Birds provide humans not only with enormous aesthetic pleasure, they also inform us in this complex and unpredictable world. As we seek to house, feed and sustain ever-increasing human populations, some of what we are doing is a threat to wildlife. Aerial Surveillance shows us how birds provide insights at the cutting edge of science and merit our attention. Studying birds has provided new insights into the nature and prevention of human disease, with cancer, malaria, influenza, novel vaccines and designer drug therapy being on the list.
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