Colors for survival: Mimicry and camouflage in nature

Ferrari, Marco

Barnes&Noble Books

Animals of the Lost World: Prehistoric Creatures of the Twentieth Century

Pratesi, Fulco

Smithmark Pub.

Deserts (Geography Series)

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Looks at grassland, wetland, forest, mountain, and ocean animals that resemble their prehistoric ancestors, including the Komodo dragon, the coelacanth, and the Indian rhinoceros

Primeval Creatures of the Animal World

Science & Math

Evolution

Lickle Pub Inc

Describes how animals see color, discusses pigmentation and cholorophyll, and shows examples of colorful insects and animals in their natural environment

Colors for Survival: Mimicry and Camouflage in Nature

Biological Sciences

Throughout the long history of evolution, animals have adapted their bodies in order to survive and colour has always been a basic part of these strategies. The ability of certain animals to change their colour developed at the same rate as their ability to change behaviour and shape. Some can seem to completely disappear from view. In the same way, animals gradually invented new techniques and strategies, changing into a stone, a leaf or even another animal. Colour can also be used to make animals more conspicuous - a kind of warning that means "keep off" - to highlight a potentially dangerous situation. Bright red, flourescent yellow and an intense black are all used in this way. This book illustrates the world of colour and the adaptations animals have made in this area.

Camouflage in Nature: Changing Colour for Survival

Prion Books Ltd (formerly Multimedia Books Ltd)

Italy’s northern border follows the watershed that separates the drainage basins of Northern and Southern Europe. Running mostly at high altitudes, it crosses snowfields and perennial glaciers―all of which are now melting as a result of anthropogenic climate change. As the watershed shifts so does the border, contradicting its representations on official maps. Italy, Austria, and Switzerland have consequently introduced the novel legal concept of a “moving border,” one that acknowledges the volatility of geographical features once thought to be stable. A Moving Border: Alpine Cartographies of Climate Change builds upon the Italian Limes project by Studio Folder, which was devised in 2014 to survey the fluctuations of the boundary line across the Alps in real time. The book charts the effects of climate change on geopolitical understandings of border and the cartographic methods used to represent them. Locating the Italian condition alongside a longer political history of boundary making, the book brings together critical essays, visualizations, and unpublished documents from state archives. By examining the nexus of nationalism and cartography, A Moving Border details how borders are both material and imagined, and the ways global warming challenges Western conceptions of territory. Even more, it provides a blueprint for spatial intervention in a world where ecological processes are bound to dominate geopolitical affairs. A Moving Border features a foreword by Bruno Latour and texts by Stuart Elden, Mia Fuller, Francesca Hughes, and Wu Ming 1, and is co-published with ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe.

A Moving Border: Alpine Cartographies of Climate Change

Pasqual, Elisa

Bagnato, Andrea

Earth Sciences

Columbia Books on Architecture and the City

Un tango per il duce

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Intrecci

Vercelli, 2003; hardback, col. b/w, col. ill.

Deserts

White Star

Chair Exercises for Seniors: Simple and Safe Exercises to Improve Strength, Mobility and Balance, to Maintain Independence, Live healthier and Pain-Free (+ Chair Yoga and Chair Pilates Routines)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Exercise & Fitness

Independently published

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