TY  - BOOK
AU  - LaPlante,Matthew D.
TI  - Superlative: the biology of extremes 
SN  - 9781946885944
PY  - 2019///]
CY  - Dallas, TX
PB  - BenBella Books, Inc.
KW  - Animals
KW  - Anecdotes
KW  - lcgft
N1  - 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
ER  -