Evolution : the whole story
(Book)
Contributors
Parker, Steve, 1952- editor.
Published
Buffalo, New York : Firefly Books, [2015].
ISBN
9781770854819, 1770854819
Physical Desc
576 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm
Status
Adult Nonfiction (3rd floor)
NF 576.8 EVOLUTI 2015
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NF 576.8 EVOLUTI 2015
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Published
Buffalo, New York : Firefly Books, [2015].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781770854819, 1770854819
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
Evolution: The Whole Story provides an in-depth and up-to-the- minute account of evolution, one of the ultimate keystone theories in modern science. Ten esteemed experts thoroughly survey how each of Earth's major groups of living things diversified and evolved through time and using visual features that make the story comprehensible, the book gives readers, even those with no previous knowledge of the topic, a clear understanding of evolution and how it brought us to the present day. Each of seven chapters takes one of Earth's major living groups and describes the evolution of its subgroups and how they diversified and evolved. The stories are fascinating. In some cases, a subgroup fell off the evolutionary chain, like the dinosaurs that were part of the Early Reptiles group, and which became extinct by the second extinction event. In other cases, a living subgroup may contain a life form virtually the same as its evolutionary ancestors, such as the horseshoe crab from the Invertebrates group, which is a "living fossil" closely related to prehistoric sea scorpions. Along with profiles of the most important scientists that have influenced evolutionary theory, the book reveals how these advances have added to and often changed the story. For example, the now-extinct Pederpes, formerly thought to be a fish, was restudied and reclassified in 2002 and is now known to be the first four-limbed vertebrate to evolve to a life on land.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Parker, S. (2015). Evolution: the whole story . Firefly Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Parker, Steve, 1952-. 2015. Evolution: The Whole Story. Firefly Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Parker, Steve, 1952-. Evolution: The Whole Story Firefly Books, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Parker, Steve. Evolution: The Whole Story Firefly Books, 2015.
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