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Aquatic mammals
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A. Brazier Howell |
xii, 338 p. 22 cm |
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A Journey into Adaptation with Max Axiom, Super Scientist
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Agnieszka Biskup |
In graphic novel format, follows the adventures of Max Axiom as he explains the science behind adaptation. |
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Finding higher ground
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Amy Seidl |
"An ecologist takes the uniquely positive--yet realistic--position that we can adapt and persist despite the inevitable effects of climate change. In Finding Higher Ground, Amy Seidl brings us emerg… |
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Surviving
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Alessandro Minelli |
Examines the many ways animals survive or cope with different aspects of their lives, such as hunger, love, enemy attacks, extreme conditions and change. |
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In the light of evolution
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John C. Avise,Francisco José Ayala |
"This is the second volume from the In the Light of Evolution series, based on a series of Arthur M. Sackler colloquia, and designed to promote the evolutionary sciences. Each installment explores ev… |
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Relentless Evolution
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John N. Thompson |
At a glance, most species seem adapted to the environment in which they live. Yet species relentlessly evolve, and populations within species evolve in different ways. Evolution, as it turns out, is … |
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Evolutionary history
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Edmund Russell |
"This book introduces a new field that unites history and biology to create a fuller understanding of the past"--
"We tend to see history and evolution springing from separate roots, one grounded in… |
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Adaptive genetic variation in the wild
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John A. Endler |
x, 265 p. : 25 cm |
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Ecosystems & Environment (Science Topics)
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Ann Fullick |
Discusses ecosystems and the environment, including habitats, food chains and food webs, adaptation, human impact, and genetic engineering. |
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They just know
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Robin Yardi |
"How do some young animals know what to do and how to do it? Does someone teach a caterpillar what to eat? Who gives a baby shark swimming lessons? Sometimes young animals learn things from their par… |
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Camels
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Kate Riggs |
A kindergarten-level introduction to bullet trains, covering their speed, drivers, role in transportation, and such defining features as their cars. The popular Seedlings series from Creative Educati… |
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Kill or die
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Louise Spilsbury |
Male sea horses take on a role few other male animals do--they give birth! The female sea horse lays her eggs in a pouch on the male's body where they will grow for 25 days. Despite the careful care … |
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Hidden order
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Holland, John H. |
"The father of the field of genetic algorithms, and one of the pioneers of the new science of complexity, Holland has been at the center of the emerging field of complex adaptive systems (cas) since … |
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"Fitting in"
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Gilda Berger |
Describes ways in which various animals have adapted to their environments over the years. |
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The mammalian radiations
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John Frederick Eisenberg |
" ... Discusses the principles of the evolution of trophic and reproductive strategies: faunal interchange and the drift of continental land masses; the influence of body size on life-history strateg… |
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Body Heat
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Mark S. Blumberg |
"Whether you're a polar bear giving birth to cubs in an Arctic winter, a camel going days without water in the desert heat, or merely a suburbanite without air conditioning in a heat wave, your comfo… |
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