Evolutionary Paleobiology - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0226389138 ISBN 13 : 9780226389134

Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 1996

Synopsis

Representing the state of the art in evolutionary paleobiology, this book provides a much-needed overview of this rapidly changing field. An influx of ideas and techniques both from other areas of biology and from within paleobiology itself have resulted in numerous recent advances, including increased recognition of the relationships between ecological and evolutionary theory, renewed vigor in the study of ecological communities over geologic timescales, increased understanding of biogeographical patterns, and new mathematical approaches to studying the form and structure of plants and animals.

Contributors to this volume—a veritable who's who of eminent researchers—present the results of original research and new theoretical developments, and provide directions for future studies. Individually wide ranging, these papers all share a debt to the work of James W. Valentine, one of the founders of modern evolutionary paleobiology. This volume's unified approach to the study of life on earth will be a major contribution to paleobiology, evolution, and ecology.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Douglas H. Erwin and Scott L. Wing are both research curators in the Smithsonian Institution's Department of Palebiology.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Chicago Press
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0226389138
• ISBN 13: 9780226389134
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 492
• Éditeur: Jablonski David, Erwin Douglas H., Lipps Jere H.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible