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The Colonisation of Land: Origins and Adaptations of Terrestrial Animals - Couverture rigide

Little, Colin

 
9780521252188: The Colonisation of Land: Origins and Adaptations of Terrestrial Animals
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0521252180 ISBN 13 : 9780521252188
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1983

Synopsis

The book traces the ways in which terrestrial animals have evolved from aquatic ancestors.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The book traces the ways in which terrestrial animals have evolved from aquatic ancestors and discusses the means by which they are adapted to life on land. The most important physiological adaptations are those involving salt and water balance, the excretion of nitrogen, reproductive mechanisms and the sense organ and these are given priority. Evidence from fossil history is combined with that from the ecology and physiology of present-day species to assess the probable routes along which various evolutionary lines had moved on to land. Individual chapters are concerned with specific animal groups and emphasis is placed on comparisons of physiological mechanisms between closely related animals before attempting wider generalisations. The book closes with a brief account of the recolonisation of the sea and fresh waters by terrestrial animals.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1983
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521252180
ISBN 13 
9780521252188
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
308
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Avery
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