Out of thin air [electronic resource] : dinosaurs, birds, and Earth's ancient atmosphere / Peter D. Ward ; illustrations by David W. Ehlert.

By:

Ward, Peter Douglas, 1949-

Contributor(s):

ebrary, Inc

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TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : J. Henry Press, c2006.Description: xiii, 282 p. : illSubject(s):

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Electronic books.

DDC classification:

567.9 22

LOC classification:

QE861.6.E95 W37 2006eb

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Contents:

Respiration and the Body Plans of Animal Life -- Oxygen Through Time -- Evolving Respiratory Systems as a Cause of the Cambrian Explosion -- The Ordovician: Cambrian Explosion -- The Silurian-Devonian: How an Oxygen Spike Allowed the First Conquest of Land -- The Carboniferous-Early Permian: High-oxygen, Fires and Giants -- The Permian Extinction and the Evolution of Endothermy -- The Triassic Explosion -- The Jurassic: Dinosaur Hegemony in a Low-Oxygen World -- The Cretaceous Extinction and the Rise of Large Mammals -- Should We Fear the Oxygen Future?

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-259) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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