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Animal weapons : the evolution of battle / Douglas J. Emlen ; illustrated by David J. Tuss.
Emlen takes us outside the lab and deep into the forests and jungles where he's been studying animal weapons in nature for years, to explain the processes behind the most intriguing and curious examples of extreme animal weapons. As singular and strange as some of the weapons we encounter on these pages are, we learn that similar factors set their evolution in motion. Emlen uses these patterns to draw parallels to the way we humans develop and employ our own weapons, and have since battle began.
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- ISBN: 9780805094503
- ISBN: 0805094504
- Physical Description: xiii, 270 p., 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First ed.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Henry Holt and Company, c2014.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-260) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Extremes -- Starting small. Camouflage and armor ; Teeth and claws ; Claspers, graspers, and giant jaws -- Triggering the race. Competition ; Economic defensibility ; Duels -- Running its course. Costs ; Reliable signals ; Deterrence ; Sneaks and cheats ; End of the race -- Parallels. Castles of sand and stone ; Ships, planes, and states ; Mass destruction. |
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| Subject: | Animal weapons. Animal defenses. Defensive (Military science) Aggressive behavior in animals. Fighting (Psychology) |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Coldwater Branch | 591.47 EML (Text) | 35401424964988 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |