At the water's edge : macroevolution and the transformation of life / Carl Zimmer ; illustrations by...
At the water's edge : macroevolution and the transformation of life / Carl Zimmer ; illustrations by...
At the water's edge : macroevolution and the transformation of life / Carl Zimmer ; illustrations by Carl Buell.
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Publisher
New York ; London : Free Press, 1998.
Date
1998.
Call Numbers
T0388787
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical content
290p. : ill. ; 25cm.
Contents
Introduction: Life's Warps -- 1. After a Lost Balloon -- 2. Limitless Air, Ho! -- 3. How to Make a Hand --4. Darwin's Saplings -- 5. The Mind at Sea -- 6. The Equation of a Whale -- 7. Along the Tethyan Shores --8. Walking to Swimming -- 9. A Voyage Out -- 10. On the Trails of Macroevolution -- Evol...
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Publisher
New York ; London : Free Press, 1998.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1998.
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Summary
Escorting us along the trail of discovery up to the current dramatic research in paleontology, ecology, genetics, and embryology, Zimmer shows how scientists today are unveiling the secrets of life that biologists struggled with two centuries ago....
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At the water's edge : macroevolution and the transformation of life / Carl Zimmer ; illustrations by Carl Buell.
Notes
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Bibliography: p273-274. - Includes index.
Transferred from N576.8/4.
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T0388787
Record Identifier
74VMb4JydVyl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMb4JydVyl
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ISBN
0684834901 :
9780684834900 :
DDC
576.8
599.938
MMS ID
991000909929702626
