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02106aam a22004098i 4500 001 5F7B9E9682A011E99E6AB6FC96128E48 003 SILO 005 20190530010029 008 181012t20192019txu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018048928 020 $a 1946885940 020 $a 9781946885944 035 $a (OCoLC)1048939157 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d GK8 $d TOH $d JRZ $d OCLCO $d YAM $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 4 $a QH408 $b .L37 2019 050 00 $a QL791 $b .L335 2019 082 00 $a 591 $2 23 100 1 $a LaPlante, Matthew D., $e author. 245 10 $a Superlative : $b the biology of extremes / $c Matthew D. LaPlante. 246 30 $a Biology of extremes 264 1 $a Dallas, TX : $b BenBella Books, Inc., $c [2019] 300 $a x, 373 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-346) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction: Nature's best ambassadors -- All things great and tall : how the world's biggest life forms are saving human lives -- All the small things : why little things have such a big impact on our world -- The old dominion : how our biological elders are offering us new knowledge -- Fast times : why the quickest animals probably aren't the ones you think -- Aural sects : how superlative sound helps drive life as we know it -- The tough get going : how the world's strongest organisms might lift us to the heavens -- Deadly serious : why the world's most efficient killers are such effective lifesavers -- Smarter all the time : why the most intelligent life-forms ain't us -- Conclusion: The next superlative discovery is yours. 650 0 $a Animals $v Anecdotes. 650 0 $a Animals $x Variation $v Popular works. 650 0 $a Variation (Biology) $v Popular works. 650 0 $a Animals $x Miscellanea. 650 0 $a Biology $x Social aspects. 655 7 $a Anecdotes. $2 lcgft 941 $a 3 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909054245.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20201007082712.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20190530011934.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5F7B9E9682A011E99E6AB6FC96128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search