Explains the reasons behind different animal behaviors, including why birds are so intelligent, how mama bears protect their cubs, and what pig grunts actually mean.
Looks at some unusual insects and bats and the behaviors they use to survive in their environments, including the diving bell spider, walnut sphinx caterpillar, and the Mexican free-tailed bat.
Looks at some unusual marine animals and the behaviors they use to survive in their environments, including the opah fish, Hawaiian bobtail squid, and Nile crocodile.
Looks at a variety of mammals and the behaviors they use to survive in their environments, including the meerkat, spotted hyena, capuchin monkey, and horse.
Describes some of the adaptations of fish that help them survive in their environments, including the electric eel's hunting tactics, the parrotfish's protective mucus coocoon, and the midshipman fish
The Arctic and Antarctica are two of the most extreme environments in the world. They are freezing cold, wind-blown, lip-cracking dry, and pitch-black for half of the year. But despite these extreme c
Exploring the desert is an unforgettable experience. Most days there is not a cloud to shade the blazing sun. Within minutes, exposed skin shows signs of sunburn. Even the sunlight reflected from the
Choon-Ok Harmon was born soon after the Korean War, when South Korea was experiencing extreme poverty. This memoir describes the hardships she tried to overcome to achieve a better life. She moves to
A fresh take on financial data visualization for greater accuracy and understandingVisualizing Financial Data shows you how to design dynamic, best-of-breed visualizations for better communication of
Fundamentals of 5G Mobile Networks provides an overview of the key features of the 5th Generation (5G) mobile networks, discussing the motivation for 5G and the main challenges in developing this new
Combining the important research topic of multiple bond-forming transformations with green chemistry, this book helps chemists identify recent sustainable stereoselective synthetic sequences.‧ Combine
