Format:
1 online resource (586 pages)
Edition:
5th ed
ISBN:
9781118510933
,
9780470671726
Content:
This text is designed for students and anyone else with an interest in the history of life on our planet. The author describes the biological evolution of Earth's organisms, and reconstructs their adaptations to the life they led, and the ecology and environment in which they functioned. On the grand scale, Earth is a constantly changing planet, continually presenting organisms with challenges. Changing geography, climate, atmosphere, oceanic and land environments set a stage in which organisms interact with their environments and one another, with evolutionary change an inevitable result. The organisms themselves in turn can change global environments: oxygen in our atmosphere is all produced by photosynthesis, for example. The interplay between a changing Earth and its evolving organisms is the underlying theme of the book. The book has a dedicated website which explores additional enriching information and discussion, and provides or points to the art for the book and many other images useful for teaching. See: www.wiley.com/go/cowen/historyoflife
Note:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Cowen, Richard History of Life
Language:
English
Keywords:
Paläontologie
;
Evolution
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