Do lemmings commit suicide?
Dennis Chitty
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Do lemmings commit suicide?
Published
1996
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pages
268
ISBN-13
9781280451423
Description
In 1929, a group of scientists, working at Oxford University, began "the pursuit of the ecological Holy Grail," an endeavor devoted to the search for the secret mechanisms behind biological life cycles as they occur in many animal populations. By 1935, the group had become the Bureau of Animal Population and was joined for one year, part-time, by a newly minted graduate of the University of Toronto. Twenty-six years later, when he returned to Canada. Dennis Chitty had learned much about cycles and even more about the process of science. The results are presented here in an intriguing and often irreverent account of science, not as it should be, but as it was and is. . Unlike many science books which tell of successful ventures and satisfactory conclusions, this book reveals the harsher but more common story of a scientific question left unanswered. Written by one of this century's most distinguished small-mammal ecologists, it is both a personal history and a vigorous defense of a life in pure science - even when no final dramatic closure was reached. Included along the way are important accounts of the pioneering work of Charles Elton, from which much of modern population biology has grown, and insights on the philosophy and practice of science.
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This edition of Do lemmings commit suicide? has approximately 268 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
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For most readers, Do lemmings commit suicide? typically takes between 5h 35m and 3h 43m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 67,000 words and common reading speeds.
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Who is the author of Do lemmings commit suicide??
Do lemmings commit suicide? was written by Dennis Chitty.
When was Do lemmings commit suicide? published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 1996. The original work may have been published on a different date.