Spider silk : evolution and 400 million years of spinning, waiting, snagging, and mating / Leslie Brunetta, Catherine L. Craig.

Author/creator Brunetta, Leslie, 1960-
Other author Craig, Catherine Lee.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press, ©2010.
Descriptionxvi, 229 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents A timeline of the spider fossil record -- Fossils -- Living fossils -- Chance and change -- Outward and upward -- Triumph over thin air -- Small changes, big benefits -- Spinning, running, jumping, swimming -- Going vertical -- Links -- Now you see it, now you don't -- Beyond "perfect" -- Endless forms.
Local noteLittle-356660--305131059156$
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [205]-218) and index.
LCCN 2009047224
ISBN9780300149227 (alk. paper)
ISBN0300149220 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QL459 .B78 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold