Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Verkaufsrang
49791
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
11.10.2019
Herausgeber
Michael J. BentonVerlag
John Wiley & SonsSeitenzahl
402
Maße (L/B/H)
27,9/21,8/2,2 cm
Gewicht
1120 g
Auflage
6. Auflage
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-119-48221-5
A newly revised and fully updated edition of the market-leading introduction to paleontology
Designed for students and anyone else with an interest in the history of life on our planet, the new edition of this classic text describes the biological evolution of Earth's organisms, and reconstructs their adaptations and the ecology and environments in which they functioned.
Cowen's History of Life, 6th Edition includes major updates, including substantial rewrites to chapters on the origins of eukaryotes, the Cambrian explosion, the terrestrialization of plants and animals, the Triassic recovery of life, the origin of birds, the end-Cretaceous mass extinction, and human evolution. It also features new chapters on plants, soils and transformation of the land; the Mesozoic marine revolution; and the evolution of oceans and climates. Beginning with the origin of the Earth and the earliest life on earth, the book goes on to offer insightful contributions covering: the evolution of Metazoans; the early vertebrates; life of vertebrates on land; and early amniotes and thermoregulation. The book also looks at: dinosaur diversity, as well as their demise; early mammals; the rise of modern mammals; the Neogene Savannas; primates; life in the ice ages; and more.
* Covers the breadth of the subject in a concise yet specific way for undergrads with no academic background in the topic
* Reorganizes all chapters to reflect the geological series of events, enabling a new focus on big events
* Updated with three brand new chapters and numerous revised ones
* Put together by a new editorial team internationally recognized as the global leaders in paleontology
* Filled with illustrations and photographs throughout
* Includes diagrams to show internal structures of organisms, cladograms, time scales and events, and paleogeographic maps
* Supplemented with a dedicated website that explores additional enriching information and discussion, and which features images for use in visual presentations
Cowen's History of Life, 6th Edition is an ideal book for undergraduate students taking courses in introductory paleontology, as well those on global change and earth systems.
Designed for students and anyone else with an interest in the history of life on our planet, the new edition of this classic text describes the biological evolution of Earth's organisms, and reconstructs their adaptations and the ecology and environments in which they functioned.
Cowen's History of Life, 6th Edition includes major updates, including substantial rewrites to chapters on the origins of eukaryotes, the Cambrian explosion, the terrestrialization of plants and animals, the Triassic recovery of life, the origin of birds, the end-Cretaceous mass extinction, and human evolution. It also features new chapters on plants, soils and transformation of the land; the Mesozoic marine revolution; and the evolution of oceans and climates. Beginning with the origin of the Earth and the earliest life on earth, the book goes on to offer insightful contributions covering: the evolution of Metazoans; the early vertebrates; life of vertebrates on land; and early amniotes and thermoregulation. The book also looks at: dinosaur diversity, as well as their demise; early mammals; the rise of modern mammals; the Neogene Savannas; primates; life in the ice ages; and more.
* Covers the breadth of the subject in a concise yet specific way for undergrads with no academic background in the topic
* Reorganizes all chapters to reflect the geological series of events, enabling a new focus on big events
* Updated with three brand new chapters and numerous revised ones
* Put together by a new editorial team internationally recognized as the global leaders in paleontology
* Filled with illustrations and photographs throughout
* Includes diagrams to show internal structures of organisms, cladograms, time scales and events, and paleogeographic maps
* Supplemented with a dedicated website that explores additional enriching information and discussion, and which features images for use in visual presentations
Cowen's History of Life, 6th Edition is an ideal book for undergraduate students taking courses in introductory paleontology, as well those on global change and earth systems.
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