Superlative : the biology of extremes /
LaPlante, Matthew D.,
Superlative : the biology of extremes / Biology of extremes Matthew D. LaPlante. - x, 373 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Nature's best ambassadors -- All things great and tall: How the world's biggest life forms are saving human lives -- All the small things: Why little things have such a big impact on our world -- The old dominion : how our biological elders are offering us new knowledge -- Fast times : why the quickest animals probably aren't the ones you think -- Aural sects: How superlative sound helps drive life as we know it -- The tough get going : how the world's strongest organisms might lift us to the heavens -- Deadly serious : why the world's most efficient killers are such effective lifesavers -- Smarter all the time : why the most intelligent life-forms ain't us -- Conclusion: The next superlative discovery is yours.
9781946885944 1946885940
2018048928
Animals--Anecdotes.
Anecdotes.
Superlative : the biology of extremes / Biology of extremes Matthew D. LaPlante. - x, 373 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Nature's best ambassadors -- All things great and tall: How the world's biggest life forms are saving human lives -- All the small things: Why little things have such a big impact on our world -- The old dominion : how our biological elders are offering us new knowledge -- Fast times : why the quickest animals probably aren't the ones you think -- Aural sects: How superlative sound helps drive life as we know it -- The tough get going : how the world's strongest organisms might lift us to the heavens -- Deadly serious : why the world's most efficient killers are such effective lifesavers -- Smarter all the time : why the most intelligent life-forms ain't us -- Conclusion: The next superlative discovery is yours.
9781946885944 1946885940
2018048928
Animals--Anecdotes.
Anecdotes.