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“by Geerat J Vermeij: a natural history of shells published in 1994 by Princeton. Measures 9" X 6" ...
Subject
Seashells
Topic
Biological Science
ISBN
9780691001678
Subject Area
Nature
Publication Name
Natural History of Shells
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Item Length
8.9 in
Publication Year
1995
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.6 in
Author
Geerat Vermeij
Item Weight
12.7 Oz
Item Width
6.5 in
Number of Pages
216 Pages
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691001677
ISBN-13
9780691001678
eBay Product ID (ePID)
996185

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
216 Pages
Publication Name
Natural History of Shells
Language
English
Publication Year
1995
Subject
Seashells
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Nature
Author
Geerat Vermeij
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
12.7 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6.5 in

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College Audience
LCCN
92-035371
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I was swept away by the world of molluscs and found myself fascinated and informed. . . . By the end of the book I was convinced that anyone with a passion for their subject would enjoy and be educated by Vermeij's obvious passion for his., One of Choice 's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1994 Winner of the 1993 Award for Excellence, New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), "Vermeij provides an elegantly written and beautifully illustrated account of shell construction, function, and evolution, while showing how these molluscan houses give us insights into ecology and the history of life. [It is a] book that will be treasured by scientists and lay readers alike."-- Nature, "This is a pleasingly different book. Most other popular books on shells help one to identify them. In this book Vermeij uses shells to help understand the ecology, evolution, and history of snails, clams, and other Mollusca, the phylum of animals that construct 'shells.' . . . This book uses both contemporary and fossil shells to explore many ideas and processes in general biology. . . . I have been seeking this book for years."-- The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vermeij provides an elegantly written and beautifully illustrated account of shell construction, function and evolution, while showing how these molluscan houses give us insights into ecology and the history of life. A book that will be treasured by scientists and lay readers alike., "This is a pleasingly different book. Most other popular books on shells help one to identify them. In this book Vermeij uses shells to help understand the ecology, evolution, and history of snails, clams, and other Mollusca, the phylum of animals that construct 'shells.' . . . This book uses both contemporary and fossil shells to explore many ideas and processes in general biology. . . . I have been seeking this book for years." -- The Quarterly Review of Biology, A Natural History of Shellsis a fascinating biological view of shells as the products of living organisms....We come to appreciate and understand the diverse wonders of economy, function, and construction that can be seen in shells., I was swept away by the world of molluscs and found myself fascinated and informed. . . . By the end of the book I was convinced that anyone with a passion for their subject would enjoy and be educated by Vermeij's obvious passion for his. -- Biologist, A Natural History of Shells is a fascinating biological view of shells as the products of living organisms....We come to appreciate and understand the diverse wonders of economy, function, and construction that can be seen in shells., Vermeij provides an elegantly written and beautifully illustrated account of shell construction, function, and evolution, while showing how these molluscan houses give us insights into ecology and the history of life. [It is a] book that will be treasured by scientists and lay readers alike., "I was swept away by the world of molluscs and found myself fascinated and informed. . . . By the end of the book I was convinced that anyone with a passion for their subject would enjoy and be educated by Vermeij's obvious passion for his."-- Biologist, "Vermeij provides an elegantly written and beautifully illustrated account of shell construction, function, and evolution, while showing how these molluscan houses give us insights into ecology and the history of life. [It is a] book that will be treasured by scientists and lay readers alike." -- Nature, " A Natural History of Shells is a fascinating biological view of shells as the products of living organisms....We come to appreciate and understand the diverse wonders of economy, function, and construction that can be seen in shells."-- Douglas Palmer, New Scientist, "I was swept away by the world of molluscs and found myself fascinated and informed. . . . By the end of the book I was convinced that anyone with a passion for their subject would enjoy and be educated by Vermeij's obvious passion for his." -- Biologist, Vermeij provides an elegantly written and beautifully illustrated account of shell construction, function, and evolution, while showing how these molluscan houses give us insights into ecology and the history of life. [It is a] book that will be treasured by scientists and lay readers alike. -- Nature, This is a pleasingly different book. Most other popular books on shells help one to identify them. In this book Vermeij uses shells to help understand the ecology, evolution, and history of snails, clams, and other Mollusca, the phylum of animals that construct 'shells.' . . . This book uses both contemporary and fossil shells to explore many ideas and processes in general biology. . . . I have been seeking this book for years. -- The Quarterly Review of Biology, "A fascinating biological view of shells as the products of living organisms. . . . We come to appreciate and understand the diverse wonders of economy, function and construction that can be seen in shells." ---Douglas Palmer, New Scientist, A Natural History of Shellsis a fascinating biological view of shells as the products of living organisms....We come to appreciate and understand the diverse wonders of economy, function, and construction that can be seen in shells. -- Douglas Palmer, New Scientist, A Natural History of Shells is a fascinating biological view of shells as the products of living organisms....We come to appreciate and understand the diverse wonders of economy, function, and construction that can be seen in shells. -- Douglas Palmer, New Scientist, This is a pleasingly different book. Most other popular books on shells help one to identify them. In this book Vermeij uses shells to help understand the ecology, evolution, and history of snails, clams, and other Mollusca, the phylum of animals that construct 'shells.' . . . This book uses both contemporary and fossil shells to explore many ideas and processes in general biology. . . . I have been seeking this book for years., " A Natural History of Shells is a fascinating biological view of shells as the products of living organisms....We come to appreciate and understand the diverse wonders of economy, function, and construction that can be seen in shells." --Douglas Palmer, New Scientist
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
594/.0471
Table Of Content
Preface Ch. 1 Shells and the Questions of Biology 3 Pt. I The Rules of Shell Construction Ch. 2 Themes and Variations: The Geometry of Shells 9 Ch. 3 The Economics of Construction and Maintenance 39 Pt. II Life in a Dangerous World: How Shells Work Ch. 4 The Mechanics of Shells 61 Ch. 5 Predators and Their Methods 94 Ch. 6 Coping with Enemies: The Shell as Protection 113 Pt. III The Dimension of Time Ch. 7 A Historical Geography of Shells 153 Ch. 8 Evolutionary Economics: The Rise and Fall of Adaptive Themes 174 Index 203
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Using shells to explore major areas of biology, the author of this celebration of the shell examines such issues as the evolution of shells and their function. He demonstrates how shells provide insight into the lives of animals of this era, as well as those of the distant past., Geerat Vermeij wrote this 'celebration of shells' to share his enthusiasm for those 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? How did they evolve? The author lucidly and charmingly demonstrates how shells give us insights into the lives of animals in our own day as well as in the distant geological past., From "one of the master naturalists of our time" ( American Scientist ), a fascinating exploration of what seashells reveal about biology, evolution, and the history of life Geerat Vermeij wrote this "celebration of shells" 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., Geerat Vermeij wrote this "celebration of shells" to share his enthusiasm for those 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? How did they evolve? The author lucidly and charmingly demonstrates how shells give us insights into the lives of animals in our own day as well as in the distant geological past.

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