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- catalog abstract ""In Tears of the Cheetah, medical geneticist and conservationist Stephen J. O'Brien narrates fast-moving science adventure stories that explore the mysteries of survival among the earth's most endangered and beloved wildlife. Here we uncover the secret histories of exotic species such as Indonesian orangutans, humpback whales, and the imperiled cheetah - the world's fastest animal, which nonetheless cannot escape its own genetic weaknesses." "Among these genetic detective stories we also discover how the Serengeti lions have lived with FIV (the feline version of HIV), where giant pandas really come from, how bold genetic action pulled the Florida panther from the edge of extinction, how the survivors of the medieval Black Death passed on a genetic gift to their descendents, and how mapping the genome of the domestic cat helped solve a murder case in Canada."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12897843.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""Among these genetic detective stories we also discover how the Serengeti lions have lived with FIV (the feline version of HIV), where giant pandas really come from, how bold genetic action pulled the Florida panther from the edge of extinction, how the survivors of the medieval Black Death passed on a genetic gift to their descendents, and how mapping the genome of the domestic cat helped solve a murder case in Canada."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""In Tears of the Cheetah, medical geneticist and conservationist Stephen J. O'Brien narrates fast-moving science adventure stories that explore the mysteries of survival among the earth's most endangered and beloved wildlife. Here we uncover the secret histories of exotic species such as Indonesian orangutans, humpback whales, and the imperiled cheetah - the world's fastest animal, which nonetheless cannot escape its own genetic weaknesses."".
- catalog description "Foreword / Ernst Mayr -- A Mouse That Roared -- Tears of the Cheetah -- Prides and Prejudice -- A Run for Its Life -- The Florida Panther -- Bureaucratic Mischief -- A Whale of a Tale -- The Lion Plague -- The Wild Man of Borneo -- The Panda's Roots -- The Way We Were -- Snowball's Chance: Genomic Pawprints -- Genetic Guardians -- Origins -- A Silver Bullet.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-272) and index.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 287 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0312272863".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog subject "591.3/5 21".
- catalog subject "Animal Population Groups genetics Popular Works.".
- catalog subject "Animal genetics Popular works.".
- catalog subject "Endangered species Popular works.".
- catalog subject "QH432 .O276 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / Ernst Mayr -- A Mouse That Roared -- Tears of the Cheetah -- Prides and Prejudice -- A Run for Its Life -- The Florida Panther -- Bureaucratic Mischief -- A Whale of a Tale -- The Lion Plague -- The Wild Man of Borneo -- The Panda's Roots -- The Way We Were -- Snowball's Chance: Genomic Pawprints -- Genetic Guardians -- Origins -- A Silver Bullet.".
- catalog title "Tears of the cheetah : and other tales from the genetic frontier / Stephen J. O'Brien ; foreword by Ernst Mayr.".
- catalog type "Popular works. fast".
- catalog type "text".