The Resource Animal weapons : the evolution of battle, Douglas J. Emlen ; illustrated by David J. Tuss
Animal weapons : the evolution of battle, Douglas J. Emlen ; illustrated by David J. Tuss
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- Summary
- Every animal relies on a weapon of some kind -- cats have claws, eagles have talons, and even the dogs we keep as pets have a respectable set of teeth. But the overwhelming majority of these weapons stay small, proportional to the rest of the animals' bodies. In rare cases, however, we find species whose weapons have become stunningly outsized, some with tusks or horns so massive that the animals who wield them look like they should tip over or collapse under their bulk and weight. Weapons just as extreme have cropped up in walruses and narwhals, crabs, beetles, bugs and flies. What is it about these species? Why are their weapons so big? When does bigger become too big? Biology professor Douglas Emlen pulls readers into the worlds of these remarkable beasts, trekking through rainforests and mountain passes to unravel the mysteries of their weapons. Humans are animals, too, and no book on extreme weapons would be complete without an examination of our own arsenals. The parallels between animal weapons and manufactured weapons run deep, and the same critical conditions trigger arms races in animals and in humans, analogous factors sculpt their evolution, and similar circumstances ultimately bring about collapse -- the sudden, and often dramatic, end of the race. A story that begins with biology becomes the story of all weapons, as readers glide between beetles and battleships, crabs and the Cold War. Ultimately, Emlen seeks to determine where this parallel leaves us today, in a post-Cold War world filled with the deadliest weapons of all time -- nuclear, biological and chemical weapons of mass destruction
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiii, 270 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates
- Contents
-
- Extremes
- Camouflage and armor
- Teeth and claws
- Claspers, graspers, and giant jaws
- Competition
- Economic defensibility
- Duels
- Costs
- Reliable signals
- Deterrence
- Sneaks and cheats
- End of the race
- Castles of sand and stone
- Ships, planes, and states
- Mass destruction
- Isbn
- 9780805094503
- Label
- Animal weapons : the evolution of battle
- Title
- Animal weapons
- Title remainder
- the evolution of battle
- Statement of responsibility
- Douglas J. Emlen ; illustrated by David J. Tuss
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Every animal relies on a weapon of some kind -- cats have claws, eagles have talons, and even the dogs we keep as pets have a respectable set of teeth. But the overwhelming majority of these weapons stay small, proportional to the rest of the animals' bodies. In rare cases, however, we find species whose weapons have become stunningly outsized, some with tusks or horns so massive that the animals who wield them look like they should tip over or collapse under their bulk and weight. Weapons just as extreme have cropped up in walruses and narwhals, crabs, beetles, bugs and flies. What is it about these species? Why are their weapons so big? When does bigger become too big? Biology professor Douglas Emlen pulls readers into the worlds of these remarkable beasts, trekking through rainforests and mountain passes to unravel the mysteries of their weapons. Humans are animals, too, and no book on extreme weapons would be complete without an examination of our own arsenals. The parallels between animal weapons and manufactured weapons run deep, and the same critical conditions trigger arms races in animals and in humans, analogous factors sculpt their evolution, and similar circumstances ultimately bring about collapse -- the sudden, and often dramatic, end of the race. A story that begins with biology becomes the story of all weapons, as readers glide between beetles and battleships, crabs and the Cold War. Ultimately, Emlen seeks to determine where this parallel leaves us today, in a post-Cold War world filled with the deadliest weapons of all time -- nuclear, biological and chemical weapons of mass destruction
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1967-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Emlen, Douglas John
- Dewey number
- 591.47
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QL940
- LC item number
- .E45 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- NLM call number
- QL 940
- NLM item number
- E535a 2014
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Animal weapons
- Animal defenses
- Defensive (Military science)
- Animal defenses
- Animal weapons
- Defensive (Military science)
- Existenzkampf
- Tierkampf
- Tiere
- Waffe
- Evolution
- Mensch
- Abwehrverhalten
- Animals
- Weapons
- Military Science
- Label
- Animal weapons : the evolution of battle, Douglas J. Emlen ; illustrated by David J. Tuss
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-260) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Extremes -- Camouflage and armor -- Teeth and claws -- Claspers, graspers, and giant jaws -- Competition -- Economic defensibility -- Duels -- Costs -- Reliable signals -- Deterrence -- Sneaks and cheats -- End of the race -- Castles of sand and stone -- Ships, planes, and states -- Mass destruction
- Control code
- ocn871228482
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiii, 270 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates
- Isbn
- 9780805094503
- Lccn
- 2014004772
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780805094503
- (OCoLC)871228482
- Label
- Animal weapons : the evolution of battle, Douglas J. Emlen ; illustrated by David J. Tuss
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-260) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Extremes -- Camouflage and armor -- Teeth and claws -- Claspers, graspers, and giant jaws -- Competition -- Economic defensibility -- Duels -- Costs -- Reliable signals -- Deterrence -- Sneaks and cheats -- End of the race -- Castles of sand and stone -- Ships, planes, and states -- Mass destruction
- Control code
- ocn871228482
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiii, 270 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates
- Isbn
- 9780805094503
- Lccn
- 2014004772
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780805094503
- (OCoLC)871228482
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