Cheats and deceits : how animals and plants exploit and mislead / Martin Stevens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stevens, Martin, 1982- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Camouflage (Biology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Cheats and Deceits, Martin Stevens describes the remarkable range of adaptations in nature, and considers how they have evolved and increasingly been perfected as part of an arms race between predator and prey or host and parasite. He explores both classic and recent research of naturalists and biologists, showing how scientists find ways of testing the impact of particular behaviors and colorings on the animals it is meant to fool. Drawing on a wide range of examples, Stevens considers what deception tells us about the process of evolution and adaptation.-- AMAZON.

Contents:

Cover; Cheats and Deceits: How animals and plants exploit and mislead; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Contents; List of Figures; 1: The Basis of Deception in Nature; 2: Thieves and Liars; 3: Lured into an Early Grave; 4: Disruption and Dazzle; 5: A Spider in Ant's Clothing; 6: Bluff and Surprise; 7: An Imposter in the Nest; 8: Spreading Genes and Sexual Mimicry; 9: The Future of Deception; Notes and References; CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2; CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5; CHAPTER 6; CHAPTER 7; CHAPTER 8; CHAPTER 9; Further Reading; Index; End Adverts

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Stevens, Martin, 1982- Cheats and deceits.

ISBN:

0-19-101761-2

9780191017605

0191017604