Evolution of Life
Fossils, Molecules and Culture
Springer (Publisher)
Published in May 1991
Book
Hardback
XIV, 460 pages
978-3-540-70064-7 (ISBN)
Description
Nearly 30 million species of organisms are believed to now live on Earth. In addition to accumulating evidence from classical biology, palaeontology and earth science, the recent progress of molecular biology has provided new insights into understanding how present-day organisms have evolved with such tremendous diversity. Molecular biology studies show us that all living forms, including "E coli" and human beings, derive from a single ancestor that emerged some four billion years ago on Earth. This volume aims to discuss the motifs of organismic evolution from the viewpoints of biogeo-interactions and diversification of the genetic systems. Based on these fundamental understandings, the last section of the volume is devoted to human evolution that includes phylogeny of man as well as evolution of human culture.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
125 figs., including 2 in color
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
950 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-70064-7 (9783540700647)
Schweitzer Classification