Platypus [electronic resource] : The Extraordinary Story of How a Curious Creature Baffled the World...
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Platypus [electronic resource] : The Extraordinary Story of How a Curious Creature Baffled the World...
Platypus [electronic resource] : The Extraordinary Story of How a Curious Creature Baffled the World.
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Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2010.
Date
2010.
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English
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Physical content
1 online resource (271 p.)
Contents
About the author; Title page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 'This Highly Interesting Novelty'; 2 The Frenchmen's Gaze; 3 Marshalling the Animals; 4 The Wrangling Scientists; 5 The Land of Contrarieties; 6 The First Hard Look; 7 The Paper War; 8 Darwin's Platypus; 9 To the Antipodes; 10...
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Publisher
Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2010.
Date Published
2010.
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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.
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Summary
The extraordinary story of a biological riddle that confounded scientists for nearly ninety years - the beguiling, elusive platypus.
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Platypus [electronic resource] : The Extraordinary Story of How a Curious Creature Baffled the World.
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74VvxrWNq30y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvxrWNq30y
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ISBN
9781742690544
DDC
599.29
MMS ID
991016781429702626
