Edition |
1st University of California Press ed. |
Description |
311 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cm. |
Note |
"Published to accompany the television series entitled Life, first broadcast on BBC1 in 2009"--p. 311. |
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"Published in 2009 by BBC Books, an imprint of Ebury Publishing"--Colophon. |
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Includes index. |
Contents |
Extraordinary sea creatures -- Fabulous fish -- Irrepressible plants -- Insect ingenuity -- Frogs, serpents, and dragons -- Brilliant birds -- Winning animals -- Hot-blooded hunters -- Intellectual primates. |
Summary |
"Life, the companion volume to the new Discovery Channel/BBC series, tells a majestic and compelling story of survival and of the amazing behaviors animals and plants adopt to stay alive and pass their genes to a new generation. Beautifully writ |
Subject |
Animal behavior.
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Adaptation (Biology)
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Added Author |
Holmes, Martha, 1961-
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Gunton, Mike, 1957-
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Barrington, Rupert.
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Added Title |
Life (Television program)
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Other Form: |
Online version: Life. 1st University of California Press ed. Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 2010 (OCoLC)752398713 |
ISBN |
9780520265370 |
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0520265378 |
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