TY - BOOK AU - LaPlante,Matthew D. TI - SUPERLATIVE: The Biology of Extremes SN - 9781946885944 U1 - 591 23 PY - 2019///?] CY - Dallas, TX PB - BenBella Books, Inc. KW - Animals KW - Anecdotes N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: Nature's best ambassadors -- All things great and tall: How the world's biggest life forms are saving human lives -- All the small things: Why little things have such a big impact on our world -- The old dominion -- Fast times -- Aural sects: How superlative sound helps drive speciation -- The tough get going -- Deadly serious -- Smarter all the time -- Conclusion: The next superlative discovery is yours ER -