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020 $a9780805094503 (hardcover)
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020 $z9781429947398 (electronic book)
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050 00 $aQL940$b.E45 2014
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100 1 $aEmlen, Douglas John,$d1967-$eauthor.
245 10 $aAnimal weapons :$bthe evolution of battle /$cDouglas J. Emlen ; illustrated by David J. Tuss.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York, New York :$bHenry Holt and Company,$c2014.
300 $axiii, 270 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations (some color) ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
336 $astill image$bsti$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 225-260) and index.
520 $aEmlen takes us outside the lab and deep into the forests and jungles where he's been studying animal weapons in nature for years, to explain the processes behind the most intriguing and curious examples of extreme animal weapons. As singular and strange as some of the weapons we encounter on these pages are, we learn that similar factors set their evolution in motion. Emlen uses these patterns to draw parallels to the way we humans develop and employ our own weapons, and have since battle began.
505 0 $aExtremes -- Starting small. Camouflage and armor ; Teeth and claws ; Claspers, graspers, and giant jaws -- Triggering the race. Competition ; Economic defensibility ; Duels -- Running its course. Costs ; Reliable signals ; Deterrence ; Sneaks and cheats ; End of the race -- Parallels. Castles of sand and stone ; Ships, planes, and states ; Mass destruction.
650 0 $aAnimal weapons.
650 0 $aAnimal defenses.
650 0 $aDefensive (Military science)
650 0 $aAggressive behavior in animals.
650 0 $aFighting (Psychology)
650 7 $aAnimal defenses.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00809147
650 7 $aAnimal weapons.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00809430
650 7 $aDefensive (Military science)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00889691
700 1 $aTuss, David J.,$eillustrator.
852 00 $bsci$hQL940$i.E45 2014