Five Kingdoms
A multimedia guide to the phyla of life on earth
Springer (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 16. September 2003
Software
CD-ROM
1 pages
978-3-540-40866-6 (ISBN)
Description
This electronic reference guide provides an expert overview of our planet's biodiversity: the kingdoms of bacteria, protoctista, fungi, plants and animals. Browse or search through hyperlinked descriptions of all the 96 phyla living today. Literature references, example genera and habitat information are also available for each phylum. The text is illustrated by a wealth of multimedia information, with more than 500 photographs and drawings and 37 video clips in all. The CD-ROM also offers a full introduction; a glossary with explanations of nearly 1300 scientific terms; a quiz to test your knowledge; and a 'field trips' section with information about natural history museums and parks worldwide, plus links to relevant web sites.
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Series
Edition
Version 2.0
Language
English
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Research
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
CD-ROM.
Dimensions
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Width: 0 mm
Weight
110 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-40866-6 (9783540408666)
Schweitzer Classification
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