{"product_id":"nursery-earth-the-wondrous-lives-of-baby-animals-and-the-extraordinary-ways-they-shape-our-world-hardcover","title":"Nursery Earth: The Wondrous Lives of Baby Animals and the Extraordinary Ways They Shape Our World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDanna Staaf\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Strathmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's time to pay attention to baby animals. From egg to tadpole, chick to fledgling, they offer scientists a window into questions of immense importance: \u003ci\u003eHow do genes influence health? Which environmental factors support--or obstruct--life?\u003c\/i\u003e Entire ecosystems rest on the shoulders (or tentacles, or jointed exoskeletons) of animal babies. At any given moment, babies represent the majority of animal life on Earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eNursery Earth, \u003c\/i\u003e researcher Danna Staaf invites readers into the sibling (and, sometimes, clashing) fields of ecology and developmental biology. The tiny, hidden lives that these scientists study in the lab and in the wild reveal some of nature's strangest workings: A salamander embryo breathes with the help of algae inside its cells. The young grub of a Goliath beetle dwarfs its parents. The spotted beak of a parasitic baby bird tricks adults of other species into feeding it. Mouse embryos can absorb cancerous cell grafts--and develop into healthy adults.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Our bias toward adult animals (not least because babies can be hard to find) means these wonders have long gone under-researched. But for all kinds of animals, if we overlook their babies, we miss out on the most fascinating--and consequential--time in the lives of their species. \u003ci\u003eNursery Earth\u003c\/i\u003e makes the case that these young creatures are not just beings \u003ci\u003ein progress\u003c\/i\u003e but beings in their own right. And our planet needs them all: the maggots as much as the kittens!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDanna Staaf \u003c\/b\u003eearned a PhD in biology from Stanford University with her studies of baby squid. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eMonarchs of the Sea \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Lady and the Octopus, \u003c\/i\u003eand she has written for \u003ci\u003eScience, Atlas Obscura, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNautilus. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives in California with her human family, a cat, and a garden full of grubs, caterpillars, maggots, and innumerable other babies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Strathmann, \u003c\/b\u003ePhD, is an expert in the diverse patterns of animal development, with a particular focus on marine animals. He finds the beauty and variety of changes from eggs through embryos, larvae, and metamorphosis endlessly entertaining. He joined the faculty of the University of Washington in 1973. \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.56 x 5.84 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765735391520,"sku":"9781615199327","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1e9eff6c6b9c3a5cdc4be234d57f37b6.webp?v=1780278328","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/nursery-earth-the-wondrous-lives-of-baby-animals-and-the-extraordinary-ways-they-shape-our-world-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}