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Author Levy, Charles K., 1924-2010.

Title Evolutionary wars : a three-billion-year arms race : the battle of species on land, at sea, and in the air / Charles Kingsley Levy ; illustrations by Trudy Nicholson.

Imprint New York : W.H. Freeman, ©1999.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Special Collections Whitehead  576.82 L579e 1999    ---  Lib Use Only
Description xv, 300 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Note Includes index.
Contents In the beginning -- The war at sea -- The terrestrial battleground -- The vertebrate landing -- The wild blue yonder -- Eating from the table of others -- How plants and fungi make war -- The ultimate weapon system.
Summary "Here on the front lines of the war of natural selection, early warning systems, sonar, stealth technology, chemical agents, and deadly weapons clash in the ultimate Darwinian struggle for superiority and survival. Evolutionary wars is the story of an arms race that's been raging in the air, on land, and at sea for the last three billion years."
Subject Natural selection.
Predation (Biology)
Natural selection. (OCoLC)fst01034520
Predation (Biology) (OCoLC)fst01074989
Natural selection.
Predation (Biology)
ISBN 0716734834 (trade)
9780716734833 (trade)
0716737752
9780716737759

 
    
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