| Description |
x, 199 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Source |
ILDP 11/2005 PPLY |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-192) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Ain't love grand! -- Rampant machismo -- Sneakers and deceivers -- Headless males make great lovers -- Trading food for sex -- Any partner will do -- 2. The Mamas and the Papas -- Survival of the pampered -- Nests aren't just for the birds -- Babies on board -- A pouch full of miracles -- Left holding the egg -- 3. Eat to live and live to eat -- Blood meals : from bat to tick attacks -- Earth's sanitizers -- One person's pleasure is another person's poison -- The incredible edible egg -- Life in an organic soup -- Angling lures : masters of deception -- Stomping for worms -- A team effort : how (some) ants get food -- 4. Don't tread on me -- Chameleons of the sea -- Tears of blood -- Casting the insides out -- Sit 'n' spray -- Venom : serpents' fangs -- Venom : centipede and spider fangs -- Venom : spines, stingers, and stinging cells -- Borrowed and stolen defenses -- Masquerading as debris -- 5. Ya don't say! -- Take cover! -- Living flashlights -- Rapturous and rapacious reptiles -- Smelling is understanding -- Love potion number nine -- It pays to be neighborly -- Parting thoughts -- Appendix : Scientific classification -- References consulted and suggested reading -- Index. |
| Subject |
Animal behavior.
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Animal behavior.
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| ISBN |
0226121992 (alk. paper) |
|
9780226121994 (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
NLGGC 274229382 |
|
YDXCP 2236943 |
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NZ1 9227258 |
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