Ebook Secrects of animal life cycles

SCIENCE SECRETS SECRETS OF ANIMAL LIFE CYCLES ANDREW SOLWAY E-bookpublished in2012 byEncyclopædia Britannica, Inc., inassociationwithArcturus Publishing Limited, 26/27 Bickels Yard, 151-153 BermondseyStreet, LondonSE1 3HA. Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, and the Thistle logo are registered trademarks of Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. ISBN 978-1-61535-629-4 (e-book) This editionfirst published in2011 inthe United States of America byMARSHALLCAVENDISH BENCHMARK Animprint of Marshall CavendishCorporation Copyright © 2010 Arcturus PublishingLimited This publicationrepresents the opinions and views of the author based onAndrew Solway’s personal experience, knowledge, and research. The informationinthis bookserves as a general guide only. The author and publisher have used their best efforts inpreparingthis bookand disclaimliability risingdirectlyand indirectlyfromthe use and applicationof this book. All rights reserved. No part of this publicationmaybe reproduced, stored ina retrieval system, or transmitted inanyformor byanymeans, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recordingor otherwise, without the prior writtenpermissionof the copyright owner. Planned and produced byDiscoveryBooks Ltd., 2 College Street, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 1AN www.discoverybooks.net Managingeditor: Paul Humphrey Editor: Clare Hibbert Designer: sprout.uk.comLimited Illustrator: StefanChabluk Picture researcher: TomHumphrey Photo acknowledgments: Alamy: p 11 (Bob Gibbons); Corbis: pp 15 (W. Wayne Lockwood, M.D.), 23 (MedicalRF.com), 25 (DLILLC), 27 (JeanFrancois Istel/Sygma); FLPA: pp 20 (Suzi Eszterhas/MindenPictures), 22 (Nigel Cattlin); GettyImages: pp 10 (Paul Zahl/National Geographic), 12 (Bianca Lavies/National Geographic), 13 (Nicole Duplaix), 19 (Image Source), 28 (AdrianBailey); IStockphoto: p 5 (Eduardo Jose Bernardino); NHPA: pp 8 (RichKirchner), 26 (StephenDalton); ShutterstockImages: cover eggs (VishnevskiyVasily), cover bee (Seleznev Valery), cover and pp 1 chicks (Cheryl E. Davis), 14 (NickolayStanev), 16 (Dr MorleyRead); Wikimedia: pp 7 (Yotcmdr), 24 (Mehmet Karatay). No part of this publicationmaybe reproduced, stored ina retrieval systemor transmitted, inanyform or byanymeans, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permissionof the copyright owner. Request for permissionshould be addressed to the Publisher, Marshall CavendishCorporation, 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Tel: (914) 332-8888, fax: (914) 332-1888. Website: www.marshallcavendish.us Other Marshall CavendishOffices: Marshall CavendishInternational (Asia) Private Limited, 1 New Industrial Road, Singapore 536196 • Marshall CavendishInternational (Thailand) Co Ltd. 253 Asoke, 12thFlr, Sukhumvit 21 Road, KlongtoeyNua, Wattana, Bangkok10110, Thailand • Marshall Cavendish(Malaysia) SdnBhd, Times Subang, Lot 46, SubangHi-TechIndustrial Park, BatuTiga, 40000 ShahAlam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Marshall Cavendishis a trademarkof Times PublishingLimited The website addresses (URLs) included inthis bookwere valid at the time of goingto press. However, because of the nature of the Internet, it is possible that some addresses mayhave changed, or the sites mayhave changed or closed downsince publication. While the author, packager, and the publisher regret anyinconvenience this maycause to the readers, no responsibilityfor anysuch changes canbe accepted bythe author, packager, or publisher. Everyattempt has beenmade to clear copyright. Should there be anyinadvertent omission, please applyto the copyright holder for rectification. Libraryof Congress Cataloging-in-PublicationData Solway, Andrew. Secrets of animal life cycles / Andrew Solway. p. cm. -- (Science secrets) Includes index. 1. Animal life cycles--Juvenile literature. I. Title. QL49.S669 2011 591.56--dc22 2009050538 1 3 6 5 4 2 Contents What’s Ina Life Cycle? How Long Does a Life Cycle Last? How Many Animals Lay Eggs? Do All Animals Take Care of Their Eggs? WhichAnimals Give Birth? Do All Offspring NeedTheir Parents? Why Do Some Animals Change as They Grow? Do All Insects Metamorphose? Why Do Animals Migrate? How Does a New Life Begin? How Do Animals FindMates? How Do Animals Die? What Happens to anAnimal After It Dies? Glossary Further Information Index ... - tailieumienphi.vn