Trees of life : a visual history of evolution /
For the past 450 years, tree-like branching diagrams have been created to show the complex and surprising interrelationships of organisms, both living and fossil, from viruses and bacteria to birds and mammals. This book celebrates the manifest beauty, intrinsic interest, and human ingenuity of thes...
| Основен автор: | Pietsch, Theodore W., (Author) |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Baltimore, Maryland
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2013.
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| Издание: | Johns Hopkins paperback edition. |
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| Резюме: |
For the past 450 years, tree-like branching diagrams have been created to show the complex and surprising interrelationships of organisms, both living and fossil, from viruses and bacteria to birds and mammals. This book celebrates the manifest beauty, intrinsic interest, and human ingenuity of these exquisite trees of life. Evolution. |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
First published: 2012. |
| Физически характеристики: |
xi, 358 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781421411859 1421411857 9781421404790 (2012 HC) 1421404796 (2012 HC) |