UID:
almahu_9949384153802882
Umfang:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9780429427077
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0429427077
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9780429762895
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0429762895
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9780429762871
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0429762879
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9780429762888
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0429762887
Inhalt:
When Darwin wrote his Origin of Species, one of his main concerns was with the perceived shortness of the fossil record of life. Until the work of J. William Schopf and his colleagues, much of this history was thought to be unknowable. This book, through a memoire of Schopf's personal recollections, documents astonishing discoveries revealing the first 85% of the history of life. These earliest periods of life on Earth emerge as a tale of individual and internationally collaborative exploration told by a scholar whose 60 years of research contributed to the recognition of the richness and diversity which forms the foundation of today's biodiversity. Key Features Documents, through personal narrative, a paradigm shift is the study of the earliest life Summarizes a fossil record largely unknown until relatively recently Addresses one of Darwin's most troubling concerns about his theory of natural selection Predicts future developments in the study of first life.
Anmerkung:
The Schopf lineage -- Bill Schopf's schooling and first year of college -- Earth's early life -- the quest begins -- The missing Precambrian record of life -- Graduate school and early career -- The 1970s -- lucky, time and time again -- The 1980s -- the PPRG defines the field -- This science over the years -- Today's status of this science -- Final comments -- Addendum: Selected relevant literature in chronological order.
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version: ISBN 1138390372
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781138390379
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books.
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Autobiography
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Biography
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Electronic books.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429427077
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