Why do lobsters eat each other? : and other odd crustacean adaptations /
Shea, Therese,
Why do lobsters eat each other? : and other odd crustacean adaptations / Therese Shea. - First edition. - 32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. - Odd adaptations . - Odd adaptations. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Curious about crustaceans -- Crazy crabs -- Lobster cannibals! -- Weird woodlouse -- Menacing mantis shrimp -- Strange skeleton shrimp -- Bizarre barnacles -- Eerie isopods -- Odd copepods -- Unusual ostracods -- Crucial crustaceans.
There are few behavioral adaptations that seem more odd to us than cannibalism. Scientists have noticed the rising incidence of lobster cannibals in recent years, and the reason may be connected to global warming. Readers will find the odd information about these and other crustaceans to be a fascinating study in animal adaptations, a crucial component of the elementary science curriculum.
9781538220238 1538220237 9781538220252 1538220253
2017040805
Crustacea--Adaptations--Juvenile literature.
Adaptation (Biology)--Juvenile literature.
Instructional and educational works.
Illustrated works.
Why do lobsters eat each other? : and other odd crustacean adaptations / Therese Shea. - First edition. - 32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. - Odd adaptations . - Odd adaptations. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Curious about crustaceans -- Crazy crabs -- Lobster cannibals! -- Weird woodlouse -- Menacing mantis shrimp -- Strange skeleton shrimp -- Bizarre barnacles -- Eerie isopods -- Odd copepods -- Unusual ostracods -- Crucial crustaceans.
There are few behavioral adaptations that seem more odd to us than cannibalism. Scientists have noticed the rising incidence of lobster cannibals in recent years, and the reason may be connected to global warming. Readers will find the odd information about these and other crustaceans to be a fascinating study in animal adaptations, a crucial component of the elementary science curriculum.
9781538220238 1538220237 9781538220252 1538220253
2017040805
Crustacea--Adaptations--Juvenile literature.
Adaptation (Biology)--Juvenile literature.
Instructional and educational works.
Illustrated works.