Aquatic Miniatures: Based on the Television Series, Wild, Wild World of AnimalsTime-Life Films, 1979 - 128 pagine Examines in text and photographs the characteristics, behavior, and natural environment of some of the many invertebrates that live in water from one-celled amoebas to the larger, more complex sea urchins and barnacles. |
Sommario
SINGLECELLED SEA LIFE | 18 |
PRIMITIVE FRESHWATER LIFE | 32 |
JELLY STINGERS | 56 |
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