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010 a| 2014004772;

019 a| 869437843;

020 a| 0805094504 (hardcover);

020 a| 9780805094503 (hardcover);

020 z| 9781429947398 (electronic book);

035 a| (Sirsi) 40024552809;

035 a| 40024552809;

035 a| (OCoLC)871228482z| (OCoLC)869437843;

050 00 a| QL940b| .E45 2014;

082 00 a| 591.472| 23;

100 1 a| Emlen, Douglas John,d| 1967-e| author.=| ^A1145457;

245 10 a| Animal weapons :b| the evolution of battle /c| Douglas J. Emlen ; illustrated by David J. Tuss.;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| New York, New York :b| Henry Holt and Company,c| 2014.;

300 a| xiii, 270 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-260) and index.;

505 0 a| Extremes -- Starting small. Camouflage and armor ; Teeth and claws ; Claspers, graspers, and giant jaws -- Triggering the race. Competition ; Economic defensibility ; Duels -- Running its course. Costs ; Reliable signals ; Deterrence ; Sneaks and cheats ; End of the race -- Parallels. Castles of sand and stone ; Ships, planes, and states ; Mass destruction.;

520 a| 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. 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.;

650 0 a| Animal weapons.=| ^A802830;

650 0 a| Animal defenses.=| ^A20059;

650 0 a| Defensive (Military science)=| ^A430579;

650 0 a| Aggressive behavior in animals.=| ^A33403;

650 0 a| Fighting (Psychology)=| ^A31211;

650 7 a| Animal defenses.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst00809147;

650 7 a| Animal weapons.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst00809430;

650 7 a| Defensive (Military science)2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst00889691;

700 1 a| Tuss, David J.,e| illustrator.=| ^A1258645;

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Animal weapons : the evolution of battle / Douglas J. Emlen ; illustrated by David J. Tuss.

Author/creator	Emlen, Douglas John, 1967- author.
Other author	Tuss, David J., illustrator.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	New York, New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2014.
Description	xiii, 270 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	Animal weapons. Animal defenses. Defensive (Military science) Aggressive behavior in animals. Fighting (Psychology)

Contents	Extremes -- Starting small. Camouflage and armor ; Teeth and claws ; Claspers, graspers, and giant jaws -- Triggering the race. Competition ; Economic defensibility ; Duels -- Running its course. Costs ; Reliable signals ; Deterrence ; Sneaks and cheats ; End of the race -- Parallels. Castles of sand and stone ; Ships, planes, and states ; Mass destruction.
Abstract	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. 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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-260) and index.
LCCN	2014004772
ISBN	0805094504 (hardcover)
ISBN	9780805094503 (hardcover)

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