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The Serengeti Rules: The Quest to Discover How Life Works and Why It Matters
Sean B Carroll · Princeton University Pres, 2016.
Pages: 280
Format: Print book |
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How does life work? How does nature produce the right numbers of zebras and lions on the African savanna, or fish in the ocean? How do our bodies produce the right numbers of cells in our organs and bloodstream? In The Serengeti Rules, award-winning biologist and author Sean Carroll tells... |
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Patterns in Nature: Why the Natural World Looks the Way It Does
Philip Ball · The University of Chicago Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book |
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Though at first glance the natural world may appear overwhelming in its diversity and complexity, there are regularities running through it, from the hexagons of a honeycomb to the spirals of a seashell and the branching veins of a leaf. Revealing the order at the foundation of the seemingly... |
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Dead Zones: Why Earth's Waters Are Losing Oxygen
Carol Hand · Twenty-First Century Books
Pages: 80
Format: Print book |
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Times are tough for shrimpers and fishers in the Gulf of Mexico. The animals they rely on for their livelihood are harder to find. Every summer a dead zone - a region of low oxygen - emerges in the waters along the Gulf Coast. Where oxygen is low, fish and others animals cannot survive.... |
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The Book of Frogs: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World
Tim Halliday · The University of Chicago Press
Pages: 656
Format: Print book |
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With over 7,000 known species, frogs display a stunning array of forms and behaviors. A single gram of the toxin produced by the skin of the Golden Poison Frog can kill 100,000 people. Male Darwin's Frogs carry their tadpoles in their vocal sacs for sixty days before coughing them out into... |
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Bushcraft 101: A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival
Dave Canterbury · Adams Media Corporation
Pages: 256
Format: Book |
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The ultimate resource for experiencing the backcountry Written by survivalist expert Dave Canterbury, "Bushcraft 101" gets you ready for your next backcountry trip with advice on making the most of your time outdoors. Based on the 5Cs of Survivability--cutting tools, covering,... |
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