자료유형 | E-Book |
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개인저자 | Waldbauer, Gilbert. |
서명/저자사항 | How Not to Be Eaten[electronic resource] :the Insects Fight Back. |
발행사항 | CA : University of California Press, 2012. |
형태사항 | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
ISBN | 9780520952461 (electronic bk.) 0520952464 (electronic bk.) |
내용주기 | Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Prologue; Acknowledgments; 1. Insects in the Web of Life; 2. The Eaters of Insects; 3. Fleeing and Staying under Cover; 4. Hiding in Plain Sight; 5. Bird Dropping Mimicry and Other Disguises; 6. Flash Colors and Eyespots; 7. Safety in Numbers; 8. Defensive Weapons and Warning Signals; 9. The Predators' Countermeasures; 10. Protection by Deception; Epilogue; Selected References; Index. |
요약 | All animals must eat. But who eats who, and why, or why not? Because insects outnumber and collectively outweigh all other animals combined, they comprise the largest amount of animal food available for potential consumption. How do they avoid being eaten? From masterful disguises to physical and chemical lures and traps, predatory insects have devised ingenious and bizarre methods of finding food. Equally ingenious are the means of hiding, mimicry, escape, and defense waged by prospective prey in order to stay alive. This absorbing book demonstrates that the relationship between the eaten and. |
일반주제명 | Insects -- Defenses. Insects -- Predators of. Zoology. Science. NATURE -- Animals -- Insects & Spiders. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Entomology. NATURE / Animals / General. |
언어 | 영어 |
기타형태 저록 | Print version:Waldbauer, GilbertHow Not to Be Eaten : The Insects Fight BackCA : University of California Press, c20129780520269125 |
대출바로가기 | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=419920 |
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