Great Adaptations : : Star-Nosed Moles, Electric Eels, and Other Tales of Evolution’s Mysteries Solved /

Great Adaptations : : Star-Nosed Moles, Electric Eels, and Other Tales of Evolution’s Mysteries Solved / / Kenneth Catania.

How one scientist unlocked the secrets behind some of nature’s most astounding animalsFrom star-nosed moles that have super-sensing snouts to electric eels that paralyze their prey, animals possess unique and extraordinary abilities. In Great Adaptations, Kenneth Catania presents an entertaining and...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English
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Catania, Kenneth,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (224 p.) :; 8 pg color insert. 58 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1 THE ENIGMA OF THE STAR
  • 2 PASTEUR WAS RIGHT
  • 3 THE STING
  • 4 THE MYSTERY OF WORM GRUNTING
  • 5 TINY T-REX
  • 6 YOU HAD ME AT 500 VOLTS
  • 7 THE ART OF MAKING A ZOMBIE
  • EPILOGUE
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Chapter-Opening Photo Captions
  • Illustration Credits
  • Index

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