Animal weapons : the evolution of battle
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Tuss, David J. illustrator.
Published
New York, New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 270 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Status
Downtown Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction
591.47 EMLEN 2014
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Published
New York, New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2014.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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In Animal Weapons, Doug Emlen 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—fish with mouths larger than their bodies and bugs whose heads are so packed with muscle they don’t have room for eyes. 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. He looks at everything from our armor and camouflage to the evolution of the rifle and the structures human populations have built across different regions and eras to protect their homes and communities. With stunning black and white drawings and gorgeous color illustrations of these concepts at work, Animal Weapons brings us the complete story of how weapons reach their most outsized, dramatic potential, and what the results we witness in the animal world can tell us about our own relationship with weapons of all kinds.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Emlen, D. J., & Tuss, D. J. (2014). Animal weapons: the evolution of battle (First edition.). Henry Holt and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Emlen, Douglas John, 1967- and David J. Tuss. 2014. Animal Weapons: The Evolution of Battle. Henry Holt and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Emlen, Douglas John, 1967- and David J. Tuss. Animal Weapons: The Evolution of Battle Henry Holt and Company, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Emlen, Douglas John, and David J Tuss. Animal Weapons: The Evolution of Battle First edition., Henry Holt and Company, 2014.

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