A Natural History of Shells (eBook)

Geerat Vermeij (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
236 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-23001-6 (ISBN)

Infos

From "e;one of the master naturalists of our time"e; (American Scientist), a fascinating exploration of what seashells reveal about biology, evolution, and the history of lifeGeerat Vermeij wrote this "e;celebration of shells"e; to share his enthusiasm for these supremely elegant creations and what they can teach us about nature. Most popular books on shells emphasize the identification of species, but Vermeij uses shells as a way to explore major ideas in biology. How are shells built? How do they work? And how did they evolve? With lucidity and charm, the MacArthur-winning evolutionary biologist reveals how shells give us insights into the lives of animals today and in the distant geological past.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.9.2021
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Science Library
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Science Library
• Zusatzinfo: 131 b/w illus.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: And Interest • Availability • Biology • Consideration • coral reef • Cost–benefit analysis • curator • Currency • Ecology • economic forces • ecosystem • Effectiveness • evolutionary ecology • functional requirement • Gastropoda • Gene • Health Care Reform • health insurance • Illustration • Instance (computer science) • Life Events • limpet • Maintenance, repair, and operations • Molecular Biology • Museum • National Science Foundation • organism • plant cell • Population Size • predation • Protein • Publication • Quantity • radish • Rainforest • raw material • real estate economics • Rocky Shore • Scientist • Supply and Demand • Supply (economics) • Synthetic biology • Yale University
• ISBN-10: 0-691-23001-3 / 0691230013
• ISBN-13: 978-0-691-23001-6 / 9780691230016