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Superlative : the biology of extremes / Matthew D. LaPlante.

by LaPlante, Matthew D.

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BenBella Books, Inc., 2019.

Animals -- Anecdotes.

Animals -- Miscellanea.

Plants -- Miscellanea.

Biology -- Social aspects.

9781946885944 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Biology of extremes

x, 373 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Nature's best ambassadors -- All things great and tall: How the world's biggest life forms are saving human lives -- All the small things: Why little things have such a big impact on our world -- The old dominion : how our biological elders are offering us new knowledge -- Fast times : why the quickest animals probably aren't the ones you think -- Aural sects: How superlative sound helps drive life as we know it -- The tough get going : how the world's strongest organisms might lift us to the heavens -- Deadly serious : why the world's most efficient killers are such effective lifesavers -- Smarter all the time : why the most intelligent life-forms ain't us -- Conclusion: The next superlative discovery is yours.

Journalist Matthew D. LaPlante presents a collection of nature's "outliers," or extraordinary animals and plants that could have the power to change our lives through research and scientific insights.

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