{"product_id":"monarchs-of-the-sea-the-extraordinary-500-million-year-history-of-cephalopods-9781615197408","title":"Monarchs of the Sea: The Extraordinary 500-Million-Year History of Cephalopods","description":"Cephalopods, Earth's first truly substantial animals, are still among us: Their fascinating family tree features squid, octopuses, nautiluses, and more. The inventors of swimming, cephs presided over the sea for millions of years. But when fish evolved jaws, cephs had to step up their game (or end up on the menu). Some evolved defensive spines. Others abandoned their shells entirely, opening the floodgates for a tidal wave of innovation: masterful camouflage, fin-supplemented jet propulsion, and intelligence we've yet to fully measure. In \u003ci\u003eMonarchs of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, marine biologist Danna Staaf unspools how these otherworldly creatures once ruled the deep--and why they still captivate us today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Publisher's Note: \u003ci\u003eMonarchs of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e was previously published in hardcover as \u003ci\u003eSquid Empire.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStaaf, Danna:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eDanna Staaf \u003c\/b\u003eearned a PhD in invertebrate biology from Stanford University and has been studying cephalopods for decades. Her writing on marine life has appeared in \u003ci\u003eScience, Atlas Obscura, \u003c\/i\u003eand many other outlets, while her research has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Experimental Biology, Aquaculture, \u003c\/i\u003eand others, as well as in numerous textbooks. She lives with her family in Northern California.","brand":"Experiment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50617446170898,"sku":"9781615197408","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_093b8133-ca93-443a-9e8c-a615590d8860.jpg?v=1732518840","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/monarchs-of-the-sea-the-extraordinary-500-million-year-history-of-cephalopods-9781615197408","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}