by David Toomey
at [email protected] or 800-233-4830
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Toomey, David.
Weird life : the search for life that is very, very different from our own /
David Toomey. — First edition.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-393-07158-0
1. Life (Biology) 2. Organisms. 3. Curiosities and wonders. 4. Ecology. 5. Adaptation (Biology) 6. Extreme environments. 7. Life on other planets. I. Title.
QH313.T66 2013
571—dc23
2012042391
ISBN 978-0-393-08994-3 (e-book)
ISBN 978-0-393-34826-2 pbk.
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