Another round of intriguing animal behavior descriptions, I'm going try lemon juice as a mosquito repellent this summer thanks to this book, If you like watching nature shows, this book is a good start for reading nonfiction or you can try her previous volume.
Unusually informative book about commensal, symbiotic, and parasitic relationships between various combinations of animals, plants, bacteria, and fungi.
It's written in a very conversational style and doesn't generally go into a lot of detail, but it covers a lot of ground, including some quite recent material.
I really liked this one, Fun to read, though sometimes I thought the author made too many conclusions without adequate consideration of significant factors.
Fun read about quirky plant and animal behaviors, Another nonfiction read. starts out good, quickly deteriorates the writing isn't great A followup to Headless Males Make Great Lovers, read this only if you felt unfulfilled after the first book.
Basically more examples of weird and interesting animal and plant "behaviors", Still a great read for science nerds!
Vampire bats that regurgitate blood for roosting buddies.
Mosquitoes that filch honeydew droplets from ants, Reptiles that enforce chastity on their lovers with copulatory plugs, Capuchin monkeys that use millipede secretions as
mosquito repellent, The natural world is full of unusual relationships, and negotiation between lifeforms striving to survive is evolution at its most diverse, entertaining, and aweinspiring.
Picking up where her highly popular Headless Males Make Great Lovers left off, tropical field biologist Marty Crump takes us on another voyage of discovery into the world of unusual natural histories, this time focusing on extraordinary interactions involving animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria.
Sexy Orchids Make Lousy Lovers amp Other Unusual Relationships illuminates the ceaseless giveandtake between species.
Occasionally, both interacting parties benefit, like when hornbills and dwarf mongooses hunt together for food, Other times, like when mites ride in hummingbirds nostrils to reach their next meal of nectar, one individual benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.
But sometimes one individual benefits at the expense of the other you need only recall your last sinus infection to understand how that works.
Throughout, Crump brings her trademark spunk and zest to these stories of intimate exchange.
She introduces readers to penguins that babysit, pseudoscorpions that ride and mate under the wings of giant harlequin beetles, and parasitic fungi that bend insects to their will.
A lively companion to Crumps earlier work, Sexy Orchids Make Lousy Lovers amp Other Unusual Relationships captures the bizarre and befuddling aspects of the behavior of animals, plants, and microbes.
After this entertaining romp through the world of natural relationships, youll never look at an orchid the same way again.
She has published several books on her research and experiences in tropical areas such as Costa Rica, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina.
One of these books, In Search of the Golden Frog University of Chicago Press,chronicles her unique experiences in Costa Ricas Monteverde Cloudforest, where she collected data on the now extinct Golden Toad highlighted in this module.
She acted as a mentor to the authors of this module, since her research is invaluable when profiling the Golden Toad species.
Marty received her Doctorate degree from the University of Kansas inand is Marty Crump is a behavioral ecologist who works with tropical amphibians in the areas of parental care, reproduction, territoriality, cannibalism, and tadpole ecology.
She has published several books on her research and experiences in tropical areas such as Costa Rica, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina.
One of these books, In Search of the Golden Frog University of Chicago Press,chronicles her unique experiences in Costa Rica's Monteverde Cloudforest, where she collected data on the now extinct Golden Toad highlighted in this module.
She acted as a mentor to the authors of this module, since her research is invaluable when profiling the Golden Toad species.
Marty received her Doctorate degree from the University of Kansas inand is currently an adjunct professor at Northern Arizona University.
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