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Why do lobsters eat each other? : and other odd crustacean adaptations / Therese Shea.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Odd adaptationsPublisher: New York : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First editionDescription: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538220238
  • 1538220237
  • 9781538220252
  • 1538220253
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 595.3 S539 Available 33111009150810
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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. Vivid photographs and informative sidebars reinforce the engaging text.

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.

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