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The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone
A book full of wonders -Helen Macdonald, author of H Is for HawkWitty, insightful. . . .The story of jellyfish. . . is a significant part of the environmental story. Berwald's engaging account of these delicate, often ignored creatures shows how much they matter to our oceans' future. -New York Times Book Review Jellyfish have been swimming in our oceans for well over half a billion years, longer than any other animal that lives on the planet. They make a venom so toxic it can kill a human in three minutes. Their sting-microscopic spears that pierce with five million times the acceleration of gravity-is the fastest known motion in the animal…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7352-1127-8
- EAN: 9780735211278
- Produktnummer: 22659990
- Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 352 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 5'084 KB
- Abbildungen: 15 BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS THROUGHOUT
Über den Autor
Juli Berwald received her PhD in Ocean Science from the University of Southern California. A science textbook writer and editor, she has written for a number of publications including The New York Times, Nature, National Geographic, and Slate.
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