How Invertebrates Live
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Light foxing on FEP - otherwise fine.
In the vast and often overlooked world beneath our feet and beneath the waves, invertebrates reign supreme — and How Invertebrates Live presents an authoritative and richly detailed portrait of these extraordinary creatures that constitute the overwhelming majority of animal life on Earth. Kaye Mash chronicles the remarkable behavioural strategies, ecological roles, and survival mechanisms of animals ranging from the humble earthworm to the elaborate crayfish, bringing scientific rigour and narrative clarity to a subject that too often remains confined to academic texts. Published as Volume 4 in a broader series dedicated to describing animal behaviour and ecology across the animal kingdom, this work sits within a distinguished tradition of popular natural history writing that seeks to bridge the gap between specialist knowledge and the curious general reader. Mash's prose is precise yet accessible, illuminating the hidden complexity of creatures without backbones with an authority that challenges the reader to reconsider what simple life truly means — leaving one to wonder just how much of nature's ingenuity has been hiding in plain sight all along.
Author: Kaye Mash
Format: Hardback
Published: 1975, Elsevier Phaidon
Genre: Natural history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Light foxing on FEP - otherwise fine.
In the vast and often overlooked world beneath our feet and beneath the waves, invertebrates reign supreme — and How Invertebrates Live presents an authoritative and richly detailed portrait of these extraordinary creatures that constitute the overwhelming majority of animal life on Earth. Kaye Mash chronicles the remarkable behavioural strategies, ecological roles, and survival mechanisms of animals ranging from the humble earthworm to the elaborate crayfish, bringing scientific rigour and narrative clarity to a subject that too often remains confined to academic texts. Published as Volume 4 in a broader series dedicated to describing animal behaviour and ecology across the animal kingdom, this work sits within a distinguished tradition of popular natural history writing that seeks to bridge the gap between specialist knowledge and the curious general reader. Mash's prose is precise yet accessible, illuminating the hidden complexity of creatures without backbones with an authority that challenges the reader to reconsider what simple life truly means — leaving one to wonder just how much of nature's ingenuity has been hiding in plain sight all along.