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History of Life by Richard Cowen (1991, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-101405117567

ISBN-139781405117562

eBay Product ID (ePID)30241294

Product Key Features

Number of Pages336 Pages

Publication NameHistory of Life

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1991

SubjectEarth Sciences / General, Paleontology

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

AuthorRichard Cowen

Subject AreaScience

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight32.9 Oz

Item Length10.9 in

Item Width8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number4

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2003-027993

Dewey Edition20

ReviewsPraise for the New Edition"His material is accessible to even the uninitiated, but is still able to include fairly nuanced arguments. Mr. Cowen's gentle wit is much appreciated. This is a wonderful text, written in an engaging style by an author with both deep and broad knowledge of the history of life." Emily Buchholtz, Wellesley College "...the History of Life is a superb book which has no peer among published texts describing the macroevolution of life on Earth and the abiotic and biotic factors that have influenced the evolutionary history of living organisms." Robert McMahon, U of Texas at Arlington Praise for the Third EditionAnybody interested in the evolution of the Earth and its living organisms, especially animals, will find the content of this book useful and interesting. [...] I would recommend the book to those readers who would like to gain a basic knowledge on the Earth's evolution accompanied with detailed description of the evolution of animals. L. Natr, Photosynthetica 40 'Should be compulsory for everyone who wants to call him/herself a palaeontologist.' J.W.F Reumer, PalArch's Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology, (2006), Praise for the New Edition: "His material is accessible to even the uninitiated, but is still able to include fairly nuanced arguments. Mr. Cowen's gentle wit is much appreciated. This is a wonderful text, written in an engaging style by an author with both deep and broad knowledge of the history of life." Emily Buchholtz, Wellesley College "...the History of Life is a superb book which has no peer among published texts describing the macroevolution of life on Earth and the abiotic and biotic factors that have influenced the evolutionary history of living organisms." Robert McMahon, U of Texas at Arlington Praise for the Third Edition: Anybody interested in the evolution of the Earth and its living organisms, especially animals, will find the content of this book useful and interesting. [...] I would recommend the book to those readers who would like to gain a basic knowledge on the Earth's evolution accompanied with detailed description of the evolution of animals. L. Natr, Photosynthetica 40 'should be compulsory for everyone who wants to call him/herself a palaeontologist.' J.W.F Reumer, PalArch's Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology, (2006), Praise for the New Edition:"His material is accessible to even the uninitiated, but is still able to include fairly nuanced arguments. Mr. Cowen's gentle wit is much appreciated. This is a wonderful text, written in an engaging style by an author with both deep and broad knowledge of the history of life."Emily Buchholtz, Wellesley College"...the History of Life is a superb book which has no peer among published texts describing the macroevolution of life on Earth and the abiotic and biotic factors that have influenced the evolutionary history of living organisms."Robert McMahon, U of Texas at ArlingtonPraise for the Third Edition:Anybody interested in the evolution of the Earth and its living organisms, especially animals, will find the content of this book useful and interesting. [...] I would recommend the book to those readers who would like to gain a basic knowledge on the Earth's evolution accompanied with detailed description of the evolution of animals.L. Natr, Photosynthetica 40'Should be compulsory for everyone who wants to call him/herself a palaeontologist.' J.W.F Reumer, PalArch's Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology, (2006), raise for the New Edition:His material is accessible to even the uninitiated, but is still able to include fairly nuanced arguments. Mr. Cowen's gentle wit is much appreciated. This is a wonderful text, written in an engaging style by an author with both deep and broad knowledge of the history of life."mily Buchholtz, Wellesley College...the History of Life is a superb book which has no peer among published texts describing the macroevolution of life on Earth and the abiotic and biotic factors that have influenced the evolutionary history of living organisms."obert McMahon, U of Texas at Arlingtonraise for the Third Edition:nybody interested in the evolution of the Earth and its living organisms, especially animals, will find the content of this book useful and interesting. [...] I would recommend the book to those readers who would like to gain a basic knowledge on the Earth's evolution accompanied with detailed description of the evolution of animals.Natr, Photosynthetica 40Should be compulsory for everyone who wants to call him/herself a palaeontologist.' J.W.F Reumer, PalArch's Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology, (2006), Praise for the New Edition: "His material is accessible to even the uninitiated, but is still able to include fairly nuanced arguments. Mr. Cowen's gentle wit is much appreciated. This is a wonderful text, written in an engaging style by an author with both deep and broad knowledge of the history of life." Emily Buchholtz, Wellesley College "...the History of Life is a superb book which has no peer among published texts describing the macroevolution of life on Earth and the abiotic and biotic factors that have influenced the evolutionary history of living organisms." Robert McMahon, U of Texas at Arlington Praise for the Third Edition: Anybody interested in the evolution of the Earth and its living organisms, especially animals, will find the content of this book useful and interesting. [...] I would recommend the book to those readers who would like to gain a basic knowledge on the Earth's evolution accompanied with detailed description of the evolution of animals. L. Natr, Photosynthetica 40 ' Should be compulsory for everyone who wants to call him/herself a palaeontologist.' J.W.F Reumer, PalArch's Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology, (2006)

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal560

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of ContentPreface1. The Origin of Life on Earth2. Earth & 's Earliest Life3. Sex and Nuclei: Eukaryotes4. The Evolution of Metazoans5. The Cambrian Explosion6. Changing Life in a Changing World7. The Early Vertebrates8. Leaving the Water9. Tetrapods and Amniotes10. Early Amniotes and Thermoregulation11. The Triassic Takeover12. Dinosaurs13. The Evolution of Flight14. The Modernization of Land and Sea15. The Origin of Mammals16. The End of Dinosaurs17. Cenozoic Mammals: Origins, Guilds and Trends18. Geography and Evolution19. Primates20. Evolving Toward Humans21. Life in the Ice AgesGlossaryIndex

SynopsisThis 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. An Instructor manual CD-ROM for this title is available. Please contact our Higher Education team at HigherEducation@wiley.com for more information., The living world today contains all kinds of creatures that do unexpected things-- we have come to expect that there were complex and unusual ways of life in the past, and that evolution took some unexpected turns at times. Entertainingly written for students, History of Life 4th Edition takes you to the edge of current knowledge.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 the 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.

LC Classification NumberQE711.2.C68 2005