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9781444312263

History of Life, 4th Edition

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  • ISBN13:

    9781444312263

  • ISBN10:

    144431226X

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2009-04-01
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

This text is aimed at students and anyone interested in the history of life on our planet. It explores the 'whys' of events that occurred, and in this newest edition, it takes a closer look at the evolution of the physical earth and the strong interactions between organisms and environment. The book's coverage includes geography, climate, atmosphere, ocean, and land (a changing stage) while following interplay between organisms. Also new to this edition is a dedicated website which explores additional environmental factors and supplemental topics, and provides interactive exercises, a detailed glossary, key links and all art in downloadable form. The art is also available to instructors on CD-ROM in PowerPoint and Jpeg formats.

Table of Contents

Preface
The Origin of Life on Earth
Earth's Earliest Life
Sex and Nuclei: Eukaryotes
The Evolution of Metazoans
The Cambrian Explosion
Changing Life in a Changing World
The Early Vertebrates
Leaving the Water
Tetrapods and Amniotes
Early Amniotes and Thermoregulation
The Triassic Takeover
Dinosaurs
The Evolution of Flight
The Modernization of Land and Sea
The Origin of Mammals
The End of Dinosaurs
Cenozoic Mammals: Origins, Guilds and Trends
Geography and Evolution
Primates
Evolving Toward Humans
Life in the Ice Ages
Glossary
Index
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