Encyclopedia of Adaptations in the Natural World

This is a fascinating encyclopedia comparing the most important adaptations and evolutions in the natural world with the most important discoveries and inventions of human history.Welcome to the amazing world of adaptations where speciesincluding humansdevelop fascinating new capabilities to ensure a competitive edge in their environment or in some cases survival itself. Encyclopedia of Adaptations in the Natural World is a wide-ranging catalog of the most important of those adaptationsfrom photosynthesis to the the peculiar vampire-like behavior of the tiny life form called the prion.The seven chapters in the Encyclopedia cover the key survival challenges all organisms face. Entries within those chapters cover specific adaptations from all forms of life including animals plants bacteria algae fungi and viruses. For each adaptation the book also describes a related technological breakthrough in the human world showing how engineers today study natural processes to help them develop new inventions.