Spider silk : evolution and 400 million years of spinning, waiting, snagging, and mating
Brunetta, Leslie, 1960-2010
Books
Brunetta & Craig reveal how over 400 million years the spider has evolved, adding new silks & new uses for silk to meet the challenges of an ever changing environment. They show how natural selection works at the genetic level.
Main title:
Spider silk : evolution and 400 million years of spinning, waiting, snagging, and mating / Leslie Brunetta, Catherine L. Craig.
Imprint:
New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2010.
Collation:
xvi, 229 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300149227 (pbk)
Dewey class:
595.4414
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
324390