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Encyclopedia of Adaptations in the Natural World.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simmons, Adam.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adaptation (Biology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (216 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2009.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Encyclopedia of Adaptations in the Natural World
- Contents
- Introduction
- About This Book
- 1 Making and Using Energy
- Making and Using Energy-Human Invention
- Photosynthesis
- Chemosynthesis
- Catabolism
- Ectothermy
- Chemical Defense-Bombardier Beetle
- Chemical Defense-Devil's Garden Ant
- Electricity
- Bioluminescence
- 2 Surviving the Elements
- Surviving the Elements-Human Invention
- Thermophilic Bacteria-Surviving Extreme Heat
- Blood Antifreeze-Surviving Extreme Cold
- Mammal Fur-Surviving Extreme Cold
- Mangroves-Surviving Extreme Salt
- Lungfish-Surviving without Oxygen
- Melanin-Surviving Radiation
- Parasitism-Surviving Host Defenses
- Antibiotics-Surviving Disease
- Psychrophiles-Surviving Extreme Cold
- Anhydrobiosis-Surviving without Water
- Prions-Surviving Everything
- 3 Locomotion
- Locomotion-Human Invention
- Bird Flight
- Insect Flight
- Running
- Swimming-Bluefin Tuna
- Jet Propulsion
- Parasitic Locomotion
- Pollination
- Bacterial Flagellum
- 4 Materials
- Materials-Human Invention
- Silk
- Bone
- Chitin
- Feathers
- Skin
- Bio-ceramics
- Mucus
- Natural Glues
- Gecko Feet
- Resilin
- 5 Building Structures
- Building Structures-Human Invention
- Termite Towers
- Trees
- Bird Nests
- Beaver Lodges
- Bee Nests
- Paper Nests
- Coral Reefs
- Luminous Gnat Traps
- Naked Mole Rat Burrows
- Diatoms
- Webs
- 6 Sensing the Environment
- Sensing the Environment-Human Invention
- Vertebrate Eyes
- Insect Eyes
- Echolocation
- Electrosense
- Fire and Smoke Detectors
- Infrared Vision
- Jacobson's Organ of Smell
- Odorous Genes-The Major Histocompatibility Complex
- Magnetic Sense
- Insect Antennae
- Specialized Eyes
- Mantis Shrimp Eyes
- 7 Communication
- Communication-Human Invention
- Human Brain
- Human Language
- Plant Communication.
- Bee Dance Language
- Bacterial Conjugation
- Culture
- DNA
- Further Reading
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Simmons, Adam Encyclopedia of Adaptations in the Natural World
- ISBN:
- 9780313355578
- OCLC:
- 613206320
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