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Vermeij, Geerat

 
9780691085968: A Natural History of Shells
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 069108596X ISBN 13 : 9780691085968
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 1993

Synopsis

From “one of the master naturalists of our time” (American Scientist), a fascinating exploration of what seashells reveal about biology, evolution, and the history of life

Geerat Vermeij wrote this “celebration of shells” to share his enthusiasm for these supremely elegant creations and what they can teach us about nature. Most popular books on shells emphasize the identification of species, but Vermeij uses shells as a way to explore major ideas in biology. How are shells built? How do they work? And how did they evolve? With lucidity and charm, the MacArthur-winning evolutionary biologist reveals how shells give us insights into the lives of animals today and in the distant geological past.

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À propos de l'auteur

Geerat J. Vermeij is Distinguished Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of The Evolutionary World: How Adaptation Explains Everything from Seashells to Civilization; Privileged Hands: A Scientific Life; Nature: An Economic History (Princeton); and Evolution and Escalation: An Ecological History of Life (Princeton).

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Éditeur
Princeton University Press
Date d'édition
1993
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
069108596X
ISBN 13 
9780691085968
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Nombre de pages
220
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