UID:
almafu_9959231359402883
Format:
1 online resource (312 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-19-103754-0
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0-19-191776-1
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1-282-05335-3
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0-19-954860-9
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9786612053351
,
0-19-156344-7
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0-19-156345-5
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
Content:
This text provides an introduction to a range of fundamental questions that have taxed evolutionary biologists and ecologists for decades. All of the questions posed have at least a partial solution, all have seen exciting breakthroughs in recent years, yet many of the explanations have been hotly debated.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2009.
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Why Do We Age?; 2. Why Sex?; 3. Why Cooperate?; 4. Why Species?; 5. Why are the Tropics so Diverse?; 6. Is Nature Chaotic?; 7. Why is the World Green?; 8. Why is the Sea Blue?; 9. When did We Start to Change Things?; 10. How will the Biosphere End?; 11. General Conclusions; Species List; Glossary; The Geological Time Scale; Bibliography; Index
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-954861-7
Language:
English
