02704nam a2200433Ia 4500 ocn613206320 OCoLC 20220223230633.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 100510s2010 caua sb 001 0 eng d 9780313355578 (electronic bk.) 0313355576 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)613206320 317915 N$T N$T N$TA QH546 .S576 2010 QH546 .S576 2010 578.4 22 Simmons, Adam. author Encyclopedia of adaptations in the natural world / Adam Simmons. Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood Press, 2010. 1 online resource (xiv, 202 p.) : illustrations ; rdacontent text rdamedia computer rdacarrier online resource Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references and index. Making and using energy -- Surviving the elements -- Locomotion -- Materials -- Building structures -- Sensing the environment -- Communication. "Welcome to the amazing world of adaptations, where species - including humans - develop fascinating new capabilities to ensure a competitive edge in their environment, or in some cases, survival itself. Encyclopedia of Adaptations in the Natural World is a wide-ranging catalog of the most important of those adaptations - from photosynthesis to the the peculiar 'vampire'-like behavior of the tiny life form called the prion. The seven chapters in the Encyclopedia cover the key survival challenges all organisms face. Entries within those chapters cover specific adaptations from all forms of life, including animals, plants, bacteria, algae, fungi, and viruses. For each adaptation, the book also describes a related technological breakthrough in the human world, showing how engineers today study natural processes to help them develop new inventions."--Publisher's description. Adaptation (Biology) Electronic books. Print version: Simmons, Adam. Encyclopedia of adaptations in the natural world. Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood Press, c2010 9780313355561 (DLC) 2009042504 (OCoLC)430839925 https://login.ezproxy.pucpr.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=317915 Acceso Remoto EBSCOhost https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=317915 Acceso en el Campus PUCPR cpp1723AUTO lcc 7 297396 297396 0 0 ddc 0 0 10 10 45 2021-12-20 0 578.4 ocn613206320 2021-12-20 00:00:00 2021-12-20 7 0 0 lcc 0 0 12 12 45 2022-02-23 0 QH546 .S576 2010 50000003286159 2022-02-23 00:00:00 Ebook c. 1 2022-02-23 7