Learning from the octopus : how secrets from nature can help us fight terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and disease /

"How the study of ecology and evolution can fortify us against disaster and war"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sagarin, Rafe
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, [2012]
Subjects:

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