I, MAMMAL: THE STORY OF WHAT MAKES US MAMMALS

Book ID/图书代码： 02000017C00001

English Summary/英文概要： Humans are mammals. Most of us appreciate that at some level. But what does it mean for us to have more in common with a horse and an elephant than we do with a parrot, snake or frog? After a misdirected football left new father Liam Drew clutching a uniquely mammalian part of his anatomy, he decided to find out more. Considering himself as a mammal first and a human second, Liam delves into ancient biological history to understand what it means to be mammalian.

In his humorous and engaging style, Liam explores the different characteristics that distinguish mammals from other types of animals. He charts the evolution of milk, warm blood and burgeoning brains, and examines the emergence of sophisticated teeth, exquisite ears, and elaborate reproductive biology, plus a host of other mammalian innovations. Entwined are tales of zoological peculiarities and reflections on how being a mammal has shaped the author’s life.

I, Mammal is a history of mammals and their ancestors and of how science came to grasp mammalian evolution. And in celebrating our mammalian-ness, Liam Drew binds us a little more tightly to the five and a half thousand other species of mammal on this planet and reveals the deep roots of many traits humans hold dear.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 我，哺乳动物是一个个性化的追求，了解成为哺乳动物意味着什么，探索唯一定义它们的不同特征。从他们特殊的性解剖学到他们萌芽的大脑，通过哺乳，亲子和温暖的血液，每一章都提供了关于每个哺乳动物特征进化过程以及科学家如何理解它的成长史。交织在一起的故事说明了不同的哺乳动物每天如何与这些特征生活在一起，以能够适应和生存的方式利用它们。

逐渐地，动物出现 —— 哺乳动物。一种生物体贯穿人类体验的生物类型。

严肃而有趣的同时 —— 至少每停留几页你就会停下来，问问你有谁开始了一个问题“你知道吗......”

平等对待哺乳动物的创新，赋予每种特质应有的尊重，并揭示它们之间的联系。

科学严谨，但主题写入与轻微和个人触摸。（WYL）

Awards/获奖情况：A splendid evolutionary study ... Drew is a wry guide to wonders such as the evolution of the scrotum and the epic journey of marsupial newborns. -- Nature

An excellent combination of scientific principle and comedic wit that will appeal to biology fans and non-scientists alike. An excellent read. ― How It Works

A witty romp through evolution ... I, Mammal is just the sort of book that can spark a love of nature and an appreciation for the ever-changing, eternally correcting march of science. ― Science

Quotable, heartfelt and frequently fun. ― The Biologist

Drew’s immersion makes one proud to be a mammal. ― Booklist

Drew vividly conveys the excitement of scientific discovery [and] combines detailed technical information with interesting natural-history tidbits. There’s much to be savoured by scientists and nonscientists alike. ― Publishers Weekly

From ice-sliding bison and tail-biting platypuses to cats and bats, hedgehogs and hooded seals, I, Mammal will change the way you think about hairy, milk-making, warm-blooded animals (yourself included). This carnival of mammals is science writing at its most funny, companionable and smart. -- Helen Scales, marine biologist, broadcaster and author of Spirals in Time

Not only fun and instructive but also wonderfully written, I, Mammal takes us on an erudite journey through mammalian evolution. Liam Drew effortlessly weaves science together with all manner of often very funny anecdotes. Reading it will be a pleasure for scientists and non-specialists alike. -- René Hen, Professor of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Columbia University

About the Author/作者介绍： 利亚姆·德鲁是一位自由作家和前神经生物学家。他拥有伦敦大学学院感官生物学博士学位，并在纽约哥伦比亚大学和伦敦大学学院（UCL）再次研究精神分裂症的神经和遗传基础，疼痛生物学和成年哺乳动物大脑中新神经元的诞生。作为一名作家，他的作品出现在“自然”，“新科学家”，“板岩”和“卫报”中。他是新媒体写作伦敦的董事，拥有新媒体写作伦敦子公司：也是为科学家，作家和其中间的合作工作组成员。

Liam Drew is a freelance writer and former neurobiologist. He holds a PhD in sensory biology from University College London, and spent twelve years researching the neural and genetic basis of schizophrenia, the biology of pain and the birth of new neurons in the adult mammalian brain at Columbia University, New York and again at UCL. As a writer, his work has appeared in Nature, New Scientist, Slate and the Guardian. He is director of NeuWrite London, a London subsidiary of ’NeuWrite: a collaborative working group for scientists, writers, and those in between’.

Format:

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE

Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：

原文第一章内容：暂无

手稿：暂无

大纲：暂无