The variety of life : a survey and a celebration of all the creatures that have ever lived / Colin Tudge.
"The Variety of Life achieves in one volume what most people would think impossible. It introduces all the principal groups of creatures that are now believed to have existed in the history of the Earth. It reveals their astonishing range of form and lifestyle, showing in passing that animals a...
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| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2000.
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| Summary: | "The Variety of Life achieves in one volume what most people would think impossible. It introduces all the principal groups of creatures that are now believed to have existed in the history of the Earth. It reveals their astonishing range of form and lifestyle, showing in passing that animals and plants are really very similar, compared to many (or most) of the rest. Yet it shows how all earthly creatures are related to all the others, despite the vast differences between them. The Variety of Life also explains how biologists have arrived at their present understanding of life's diversity, describing and assessing the state of our knowledge as the new millennium begins." "The Variety of Life is for everyone who is interested in living things: professionals, casual naturalists, and indeed anyone with any curiosity at all."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 684 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 629-644) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0198503113 9780198503118 |