| Phys Descr |
304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Bloomsbury sigma series ; bk. 4
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| Note |
Series information from title page verso |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-296) and index |
| Contents |
Prologue -- Meet the shell-makers -- How to build a shell -- Sex, death and gems -- Shell food -- A mollusc called home -- Spinning shell stories -- Flight of the Argonauts -- Hunting for treasures -- Bright ideas -- The sea butterfly effect -- Epilogue -- A note on shell-collecting -- Glossary : a word in your shell-like |
| Summary |
Offers an examination of mollusks, their shells, and their role in human culture, as well as their susceptibility to the effects of humans on the environment |
| Note |
BPL: Given in the memory of Chris Carlisle. |
| Subject |
Mollusks
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Shells
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| OCLC # |
911071461 |
| ISBN # |
9781472911384 |
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1472911385 |
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9781472911360 |
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1472911369 |
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9781472916709 |
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1472916700 |
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