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Seven Deadly Colours
Andrew Parker
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Description for Seven Deadly Colours
Paperback. A groundbreaking exploration of the evolution of colour and how it has affected the natural world. With vivid and fascinating examples, Seven Deadly Colours not only shows the endless wonder of the natural world but also extends our understanding of evolution itself. A revised and updated edition of Andrew Parker's international bestseller. Num Pages: 312 pages, 42 black and white illustrations and 8 colour photos. BIC Classification: PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Andrew Parker takes the colours of the spectrum as his keys to the natural world. In clear and accessible style he shows how colour plays a vital role in the struggle for life, and that nature's palette is far more miraculous than had been previously imagined - so miraculous in fact that it fools and misleads eyes all the time, both of animal predators and their prey. With vivid and fascinating examples of how colour has affected animals in different environments across the globe, Seven Deadly Colours not only shows the endless wonder of the natural world but also extends ... Read more
Andrew Parker takes the colours of the spectrum as his keys to the natural world. In clear and accessible style he shows how colour plays a vital role in the struggle for life, and that nature's palette is far more miraculous than had been previously imagined - so miraculous in fact that it fools and misleads eyes all the time, both of animal predators and their prey. With vivid and fascinating examples of how colour has affected animals in different environments across the globe, Seven Deadly Colours not only shows the endless wonder of the natural world but also extends ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Natural History Museum UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
534g
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780565093990
SKU
V9780565093990
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Andrew Parker
Andrew Parker was born in 1967. After completing his Ph.D. in Marine Biology he worked as a postdoctoral fellow in Australia, Poland and the United States. He is currently a Royal Society Research Fellow in the Department of Zoology at Oxford University, and also the author of numerous bestselling books.
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