UID:
almafu_9959345511902883
Umfang:
1 online resource (380 pages) :
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1 online resource
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781139382076
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1139382071
Serie:
Cambridge library collection. Darwin, Evolution and Genetics
Inhalt:
Sometimes referred to as 'the grand old man of science', Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) was a naturalist, evolutionary theorist, and friend of Charles Darwin. In this study of tropical flora and fauna, he takes the reader on a tour of the equatorial forest belt - the almost continuous band of forest that stretches around the world between the tropics. There, chameleon-like caterpillars alter the colours of their cocoons, parasitical trees override their hosts with spectacular aerial root systems, and some of the most pressing questions of Victorian evolutionary science arise: how do animals and plants come to be brightly coloured? Can their adaptations provide clues about past geological eras? And was Darwin wholly correct in his theory of sexual selection? First published in 1878, Wallace's book is a skilfully written reflection of contemporary naturalism, still highly readable and relevant to students in the history of science.
Anmerkung:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781108053136
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1108053130
Sprache:
Englisch
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139382076
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139382076
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