Evolving brains / John Morgan Allman.
Evolving brains / John Morgan Allman.
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New York : Scientifc American Library : Distributed by W.H. Freeman and Co., c1999.
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TQ066431
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English
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Physical content
xi, 224 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Brain Basics -- 2. Comparing Brains -- 3. Duplicated Genes and Developing Brains -- 4. Eyes, Noses, and Brains -- 5. Warm-Blooded Brains -- 6. Primate Brains -- 7. The Evolution of Big Brains.
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Publisher
New York : Scientifc American Library : Distributed by W.H. Freeman and Co., c1999.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1999.
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Summary
How did the human brain with all its manifold capacities evolve from basic functions in simple organisms that lived nearly a billion years ago? John Allman addresses this question in Evolving Brains, a provocative study of brain evolution that introduces readers to some of the most exciting developments in science in recent years. Evolving Brains i...
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Evolving brains / John Morgan Allman.
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Scientific American Library series, 1040-3213 ; no. 68.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-214) and index.
Transferred from NQ573.86/1.
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c1999.
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TQ066431
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74Vvr78zmLoX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvr78zmLoX
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071676038X(pbk.) :
9780716750765
0716750767
071676038X (pbk.) :
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573.86
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991011296769702626
