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Title: Lives of Octopuses & Their Relatives, The: A Natural History of Cephalopods
Author: STAAF DANNA
Format: HARDCOVER
Publication date: 01/01/2024
Imprint: PRINCETON UNI PRESS
Price: $60.00
Publishing status: Active
150 color illus.
An engaging and beautifully illustrated introduction to some of the world’s most interesting and charismatic marine creatures.
Dive deep into the fascinating world of cephalopods – octopuses, squid, cuttlefish, and the mysterious nautilus – to discover the astonishing diversity of this unique group of intelligent invertebrates and their many roles in the marine ecosystem. Organised by marine habitat, this book features an extraordinary range of these clever and colourful creatures from around the world and explores their life cycles, behaviour, adaptations, ecology, links to humans, and much more. With stunning photographs and illustrations as well as profiles of selected species, The Lives of Octopuses and Their Relatives is a comprehensive, authoritative, and inviting introduction to the natural history of these charismatic creatures.
Review: \”Beautifully written and illustrated.\”—Marc Bekoff, Psychology Today
\”This is a really excellent book. Please take the time to read it and get to know some of Planet Earth’s most absorbing creatures. You’ll be glad you did.\”—David Gascoigne, Travels with Birds
\”This book covers a lot of ground but does so in an extremely accessible way. Whether you are searching for information about a specific species or just browsing, you will end up spending hours pouring over the images and the astonishing facts about these charismatic animals.\”—Nick and Caroline Robertson-Brown , Scubaverse
Author Biography: Danna Staaf is a science writer and educator with a PhD in marine biology. She spent six years studying Humboldt squid at Stanford University, and her first book, Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods, was named one of the best science books of the year by National Public Radio’s Science Friday.
Series: The Lives of the Natural World
ISBN: 9780691244303
Dimension: 241mm X 191mm
Edition: 01