Bibliograph

Cheats and deceits, how animals and plants exploit and mislead, Martin Stevens

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Cheats and deceits, how animals and plants exploit and mislead, Martin Stevens

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-292) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Cheats and deceits

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

920729721

Responsibility statement

Martin Stevens

Sub title

how animals and plants exploit and mislead

Summary

In Cheats and Deceits, Martin Stevens describes the remarkable range of adaptations in nature, and considers how they have evolved and increasingly been perfected as part of an arms race between predator and prey or host and parasite. He explores both classic and recent research of naturalists and biologists, showing how scientists find ways of testing the impact of particular behaviors and colorings on the animals it is meant to fool. Drawing on a wide range of examples, Stevens considers what deception tells us about the process of evolution and adaptation.--AMAZON

Table Of Contents

The basis of deception in nature -- Thieves and liars -- Lured into an early grave -- Disruption and dazzle -- A spider in ant's clothing -- Bluff and surprise -- An imposter in the nest -- Spreading genes and sexual mimicry -- The future of deception

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