Assembling the Tree of Life
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| Title: | Assembling the Tree of Life |
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| Description: | This edited volume is provides an authoritative synthesis of knowledge about the history of life. All the major groups of organisms are treated, by the leading workers in their fields. With sections on: The Importance of Knowing the Tree of Life; The Origin and Radiation of Life on Earth; The Relationships of Green Plants; The Relationships of Fungi; and The Relationships of Animals. This book should prove indispensable for evolutionary biologists, taxonomists, ecologists interested in biodiversity, and as a baseline sourcebook for organismic biologists, botanists, and microbiologists. An essential reference in this fundamental area. |
| Authors: | Joel Cracraft, Michael J. Donoghue |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Biology--Classification--Congresses |
| Categories: | SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | This edited volume is provides an authoritative synthesis of knowledge about the history of life. All the major groups of organisms are treated, by the leading workers in their fields. With sections on: The Importance of Knowing the Tree of Life; The Origin and Radiation of Life on Earth; The Relationships of Green Plants; The Relationships of Fungi; and The Relationships of Animals. This book should prove indispensable for evolutionary biologists, taxonomists, ecologists interested in biodiversity, and as a baseline sourcebook for organismic biologists, botanists, and microbiologists. An essential reference in this fundamental area. |
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| ISBN: | 9780195172348 9780195172355 9781423720737 9780199729609 |
