How Long to Read Sex in City Plants, Animals, Fungi, and More

How Long Does it Take to Read Sex in City Plants, Animals, Fungi, and More?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 42 minutes to read Sex in City Plants, Animals, Fungi, and More by Kenneth D. Frank

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Cities pose formidable obstacles to nonhuman life. Vast expanses of asphalt and concrete are inhospitable to plants and animals; traffic noise and artificial light disturb natural rhythms; sewage and pollutants imperil existence. Yet cities teem with life: In rowhouse neighborhoods, tiny flowers bloom from cracks in the sidewalk. White clover covers lawns, its seeds dispersed by shoes and birds. Moths flutter and spiders weave their webs near electric lights. Sparrows and squirrels feast on the scraps people leave behind. Pairs of red-tailed hawks nest on window ledges. How do wild plants and animals in urban areas find mates? How do they navigate the patchwork of habitats to reproduce while avoiding inbreeding? In what ways do built environments enable or inhibit mating? This book explores the natural history of sex in urban bacteria, fungi, plants, and nonhuman animals. Kenneth D. Frank illuminates the reproductive behavior of scores of species. He examines topics such as breeding systems, sex determination, sex change, sexual conflict, sexual trauma, sexually transmitted disease, sexual mimicry, sexual cannibalism, aphrodisiacs, and lost sex. Frank offers a guide to urban reproductive diversity across a range of conditions, showing how understanding of sex and mating furthers the appreciation of biodiversity. He presents reproductive diversity as elegant but vulnerable, underscoring the consequences of human activity. Featuring compelling photographs of a multitude of life forms in their city habitats, this book provides a new lens on urban natural history.

How long is Sex in City Plants, Animals, Fungi, and More?

Sex in City Plants, Animals, Fungi, and More by Kenneth D. Frank is 401 pages long, and a total of 100,651 words.

This makes it 135% the length of the average book. It also has 123% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Sex in City Plants, Animals, Fungi, and More Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 10 minutes to read Sex in City Plants, Animals, Fungi, and More aloud.

What Reading Level is Sex in City Plants, Animals, Fungi, and More?

Sex in City Plants, Animals, Fungi, and More is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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