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005			20231207141905.0
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035			_a(OCoLC)1330195961 _z(OCoLC)1373739976
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050		4	_aQH546 _b.S86 2023
082	0	4	_a578.4 _223
100	1		_aSun, Lixing,
245	1	4	_aThe liars of nature and the nature of liars : _bcheating and deception in the living world / _cLixing Sun.
264		1	_aPrinceton, New Jersey : _bPrinceton University Press, _c[2023]
264		4	_c©2023.
300			_avii, 269 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates _billustrations (some color) ; _c25 cm.
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 223-259) and index.
505	0		_aLiar, liar, everywhere -- Hacks and suckers in communication -- Nature's eavesdroppers, impostors, and con artists -- Infidelity and the rise of honesty -- Catalyst for innovation -- Cheating in humans -- Liars who lie to themselves -- Living with lies and deception.
520			_a"A natural history of cheating from selfish genes to lying politicians. Nature is rife with cheating. Possums play possum, feigning death to cheat predators. Crows cry wolf to scare off rivals. Amphibians and reptiles are inveterate impostors. Even genes and cells cheat. The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars explores the evolution of cheating in the natural world, revealing how dishonesty has given rise to wondrous diversity. Blending cutting-edge science with a wealth of illuminating examples--from microscopic organisms to highly intelligent birds and mammals--Lixing Sun shows how cheating in nature relies on two basic rules. One is lying, by which cheaters exploit honest messages in communication signals and use them to serve their own interests. The other is deceiving, by which cheaters exploit the biases and loopholes in the sensory systems of other creatures. Sun demonstrates that cheating serves as a potent catalyst in the evolutionary arms race between the cheating and the cheated, resulting in a biological world teeming with complexity and beauty. Brimming with insight and humor, The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars also looks at the prevalence of cheating in human society, identifying the kinds of cheating that spur innovation and cultural vitality and laying down a blueprint for combatting malicious cheating such as fake news and disinformation."-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aAdaptation (Biology)
650		0	_aDeception.
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