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1) Monarchs of the sea: the extraordinary 500-million-year history of cephalopods

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Staaf, Danna

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The Experiment

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English

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"A history spanning from the mollusks that invented swimming to the octopuses and other intelligent cephalopods of today"-- Provided by publisher.

2) The lady and the octopus: how Jeanne Villepreux-Power invented aquariums and revolutionized marine biology

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Staaf, Danna

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Carolrhoda Books

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[2022]

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English

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"Follow the remarkable journey of Jeanne Villepreux-Power from her childhood in a small French village to her life as a naturalist in nineteenth century Messina, Sicily, where she conducted groundbreaking research and invented aquariums"-- Provided by publisher.

3) Nursery earth: the wondrous lives of baby animals and the extraordinary ways they shape our world

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Staaf, Danna

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The Experiment

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[2023]

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English

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"It'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: How do genes influence health? Which environmental factors support-or obstruct-life? 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. In Nursery Earth, researcher Danna Staaf...