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Synopsis
Join scientist Doug Emlen on his quest to find out why an elusive type of beetle grows weapons that are enormous for its body size.
What does it take to be a scientist in the field?
Doug Emlen is a scientist. He studies beetles.
Specifically, he studies the evolution of beetle weapons―how their horns and armor change to better suit them in different environments.
This book starts with a mystery: Doug wanted to know why a particular type of beetle developed a massive evolutionary weapon. He wanted to know how these changes happened and what advantages these enormous weapons gave the tiny dung beetles.
So, he went to visit.
Part travel diary and part scientific exploration, Beetle Battles takes you deep into the South American rainforest to monitor beetles in their own habitat. Packed with color photographs, extensive back matter, and entertaining anecdotes, this book will make beetle fans out of all its young readers.
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About the Author
Douglas Emlen is a Professor of Biology at the University of Montana. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a recipient of the U. S. Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering. His co-authored textbook Evolution: Making Sense of Life (with science writer Carl Zimmer; Macmillan Learning, 2019) is currently adopted at more than 240 colleges and universities, and his book Animal Weapons: The Evolution of Battle (Henry Holt, 2014) was selected as the Phi Beta Kappa Science Book of the Year in 2015. He starred in the NOVA documentary Extreme Animal Weapons, and he lives in Montana with his family (and a whole bunch of beetles).
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