動物武器演化的難題 X人類軍備競賽的命運☆ 獲Phi-Beta-Kappa美國大學優等生榮譽學會「2015年最佳科學圖書獎」☆ 「社會生物學之父」、「螞蟻先生」、普立茲獎得主愛德華・威爾森( Edward O. Wilson)推薦史前大角鹿神祕滅絕,難道與3.6公尺的長角有關?讓獨角鯨游不快的長牙,究竟有何特殊作用?物種演化是一場千萬年不休止的軍備競賽,打造最強武器,將帶來進化還是滅亡?■招潮蟹用
The story behind the stunning, extreme weapons we see in the animal world—teeth and horns and claws—and what they can tell us about the way humans develop and use arms and other weaponsIn Animal Weapo
The story behind the stunning, extreme weapons we see in the animal world--teeth and horns and claws--and what they can tell us about the way humans develop and use arms and other weaponsIn Animal Wea
Contests are an important aspect of the lives of diverse animals, from sea anemones competing for space on a rocky shore to fallow deer stags contending for access to females. Why do animals fight? What determines when fights stop and which contestant wins? Addressing fundamental questions on contest behaviour, this volume presents theoretical and empirical perspectives across a range of species. The historical development of contest research, the evolutionary theory of both dyadic and multiparty contests, and approaches to experimental design and data analysis are discussed in the first chapters. This is followed by reviews of research in key animal taxa, from the use of aerial displays and assessment rules in butterflies and the developmental biology of weapons in beetles, through to interstate warfare in humans. The final chapter considers future directions and applications of contest research, making this a comprehensive resource for both graduate students and researchers in the fi
Crucial information on nuclear, chemical, and biological weaponsFrom the diseased animal carcass hurled over the wall of a besieged castle to the nuclear suitcase bomb carried by a clandestine operati
Discusses creative defenses that animals use to protect themselves from predators, including the ability of the opossum to play dead and the starfish to regenerate broken arms.
When a chimpanzee stockpiles rocks as weapons or when a frog sends out mating calls, we might easily assume these animals know their own motivations--that they use the same psychological mechanisms th
"When a chimpanzee stockpiles rocks as weapons or when a frog sends out mating calls, we might easily assume these animals know their own motivations--that they use the same psychological mechanisms t
Human beings depend more on technology than any other animal--the use of tools and weapons is vital to the survival of our species. What processes of biocultural evolution led to this unique dependenc
Human beings depend more on technology than any other animal--the use of tools and weapons is vital to the survival of our species. What processes of biocultural evolution led to this unique dependenc
Sidney and her friends must race to find the origin of a storm that has hit their small island home—turning every animal into savage weapons—in this suspenseful thriller fromNew York Times bestselling
Sidney and her friends must race to find the origin of a storm that has hit their small island home—turning every animal into savage weapons—in this “unpredictable” (VOYA) and “fast-paced” (School Lib