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Evolution Making Sense of Life

Emlen, Douglas J.
Evolution Making Sense of Life
Helping students make sense of evolution Evolutionary Biologist, Douglas Emlen and Science Writer, Carl Zimmer continue to improve their widely-praised evolution textbook. Emlen, an award-winning evolutionary biologist at the University of Montana, has infused Evolution: Making Sense of Life with the technical rigour and conceptual depth that today's biology majors require. Zimmer, an award-winning New York Times columnist, brings compelling s...

CHF 90.00

Armi animali. Come la natura ci ha insegnato a combattere

Emlen, Douglas J. / Tuss, D. J. / Ferrari, G. / Giri, G. / Piercecchi, L.
Armi animali. Come la natura ci ha insegnato a combattere
Douglas Emlen ha studiato sul campo e per anni l'evoluzione dei più curiosi esempi di armi di difesa e attacco nel mondo animale: pesci con la bocca più grande del loro stesso corpo e insetti con la testa così piena di muscoli da non aver spazio per gli occhi. E poi termiti, scarabei rinoceronti, elefanti, alci, scorpioni, granchi, trichechi e molti altri ancora. In "Armi animali" Emlen analizza questi processi evolutivi per tracciare un inter...

CHF 38.50

Animal Weapons

Emlen, Douglas J. / Tuss, David J.
Animal Weapons
Outstanding . . . Emlen's book on animal warfare reveals a world far more fascinating and intriguing than one we could summon with our imagination." -The Seattle Times Every animal relies on a weapon of some kind-cats have claws, eagles have talons, even the dogs we keep as pets have a respectable set of teeth. In rare cases, we find species whose weapons have become stunningly outsized, some with tusks so massive that those who wield them loo...

CHF 35.50