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Spider Silk : Evolution and 400 Million Years of Spinning, Waiting, Snagging, and Mating by Brunetta, Leslie, 1960-; Craig, Catherine Lee is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Spider Silk : Evolution and 400 Million Years of Spinning, Waiting, Snagging, and Mating about?

In Spider Silk, Leslie Brunetta And Catherine Craig Offer A History Of This Marvelous Stuff That Readers Will Find Surprisingly Compelling---not Only For The Astonishing Complexity Of Spider Silk Itself But Also For The Many Uses For It That Spiders Have Created Over The Ages. It Is, In Other Words, The Epitome Of Evolutionary Innovation.--carl Zimmer, Author Of Parasite Rex And The Tangled Bank: An Introduction To Evolution This Wonderful Book Cures Arachnophobia For Any Lucky Reader. Brunetta And Craig Combine Superb Scholarship With Engaging Writing, Providing A Compelling Introduction To Evolution In Action Through The Lens Of Spiders And Their Silks.---simon Levin, Princeton University, Author Of Fragile Dominion From Black Widows To Balloon-riders And Bola-swingers, Spider Evolution Depends Critically On A Few Proteins In Silk. Brunetta And Craig Weave Genetics And Behavior Into A Silky-smooth Portrait Of This Fascinating Group.---richard Wrangham, Harvard University, Author Of Catching Fire; How Cooking Made Us Human Spider Silk---a Wonderful, Charismatic Natural History Of Spiders---will Truly Inspire All Readers Who May Never Before Have Appreciated This Unique Group Of Or

Who reads Spider Silk : Evolution and 400 Million Years of Spinning, Waiting, Snagging, and Mating?

Author

Brunetta, Leslie, 1960-; Craig, Catherine Lee

Publisher

New Haven: Yale University Press

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780300181463

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Medical, Nature