The Darwinian Tourist : Viewing the world through evolutionary eyes
Christopher. Wills
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Oxford : : OUP Oxford, , 2010.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (360 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Part I: The Living World; Part II: The Human Story; A Final Postcard; Notes; Index. - In this magnificently illustrated book, Christopher Wills takes us on a series of adventures. From the underwater life of Indonesia's Lambeh Strait to a little valley in northern Israel, to an earthquake in the coral reef off the island of Yap and the dry valleys of western Mongolia, Wills demonstrates how ecology and evolution have interacted to yield the world we live in. Each chapter features a different location and brings out a different and important message. With the author's own stunning photographs of the wildlife he discovered on his travels, he draws out the evolutionary stories beh
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| Emner | Biodiversity conservation
Ecology Evolution (Biology) - Migrations Human beings Vis mer... Human ecology
Human evolution Biological Evolution Biological Phenomena Biological Processes Genetic Phenomena Genetic Processes Phenomena and Processes Popular Works Publication Characteristics Publication Formats Human ecology -- Popular works. Human evolution -- Popular works. Biology Evolution Health & Biological Sciences evolusjon darwinisme naturhistorie guidebok biodiversitet |
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| ISBN | 9780199584383
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