Geerat Vermeij

A Natural History of Shells

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"With a new preface by the author"--Title page.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 135mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 764g
• ISBN-13: 9780691229249
• ISBN-10: 0691229244
• Artikelnr.: 61396757

Autorenporträt

Geerat J. Vermeij With a new preface by the author

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Ch. 1
Shells and the Questions of Biology
3
Pt. I
The Rules of Shell Construction
Ch. 2
Themes and Variations: The Geometry of Shells
9
Ch. 3
The Economics of Construction and Maintenance
39
Pt. II
Life in a Dangerous World: How Shells Work
Ch. 4
The Mechanics of Shells
61
Ch. 5
Predators and Their Methods
94
Ch. 6
Coping with Enemies: The Shell as Protection
113
Pt. III
The Dimension of Time
Ch. 7
A Historical Geography of Shells
153
Ch. 8
Evolutionary Economics: The Rise and Fall of Adaptive Themes
174
Index
203

Rezensionen

I was swept away by the world of molluscs and found myself fascinated and informed. . . . By the end of the book I was convinced that anyone with a passion for their subject would enjoy and be educated by Vermeij's obvious passion for his.