History of Life - A Very Short Introduction

Informationen zum Autor Professor Michael J. Benton is Head of the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol. He has written some fifty books, ranging from children's dinosaur and palaeontology books to standard textbooks in palaeontology and vertebrate palaeontology (such as Vertebrate Palaeontology, 3rd edition, Blackwell, 2005). He is also author of some 200 scientific papers and numerous popular articles and reviews. Klappentext This Very Short Introduction presents a succinct and accessible guide to the key episodes in the story of life on earth - from the very origins of life four million years ago to the extraordinary diversity of species around the globe today. Zusammenfassung This Very Short Introduction presents a succinct and accessible guide to the key episodes in the story of life on earth - from the very origins of life four million years ago to the extraordinary diversity of species around the globe today. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: The origin of life 3: The origin of sex 4: The origin of skeletons 5: The origin of life on land 6: Forests and flight 7: The biggest mass extinction 8: The origin of modern ecosystems 9: The origin of humans References and Further Reading

Product details

• Authors: Michael J Benton, Michael J. Benton, Benton Michael J.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2008
• EAN: 9780199226320
• ISBN: 978-0-19-922632-0
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 111 mm x 175 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Very Short Introductions; A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; A Very Short Introductions; A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; Very Short Introductions; A Very Short Introductions; Very Short Introduction
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; Evolution, popular science, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Paleontology, Palaeontology, Evolution / Evolutionary biology