Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime
When viewed from a quiet beach, the ocean, with its rolling waves and vast expanse, can seem calm, even serene. But hidden beneath the seaas waves are a staggering abundance and variety of active creatures, engaged in the never-ending struggles of lifeato reproduce, to eat, and to avoid being eaten. With Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime, marine scientist Ellen Prager takes us deep into the sea to introduce an astonishing cast of fascinating and bizarre creatures that make the salty depths their home. From the tiny but voracious arrow worms whose rapacious ways may lead to death by overeating, to the lobsters that battle rivals or seduce mates with their urine, to the seaas masters of disguise, the octopuses, Prager not only brings to life the oceanas strange creatures, but also reveals the ways they interact as predators, prey, or potential mates. And while these animals make for some jaw-dropping storiesawitness the sea cucumber, which ejects its own intestines to confuse predators, or the hagfish that ties itself into a knot to keep from suffocating in its own slimeathereas far more to Prageras account than her ever-entertaining anecdotes: again and again, she illustrates the crucial connections between life in the ocean and humankind, in everything from our food supply to our economy, and in drug discovery, biomedical research, and popular culture. Written with a diveras love of the ocean, a novelistas skill at storytelling, and a scientistas deep knowledge, Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime enchants as it educates, enthralling us with the wealth of life in the seaaand reminding us of the need to protect it.http://www.mbari.org/news/publications/ar/ chapters/08_BenthicBiodiversity.pdf. MSNBC.com ... http://www.msnbc.msn .com/id/5549064/ns/ technology_and_science-science/. ... http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits /corals/welcome.html.
| Title | : | Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime |
| Author | : | Ellen Prager |
| Publisher | : | University of Chicago Press - 2011-11-22 |
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