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008			121211s2013 nju sb 001 0 eng d
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020			_z9780470671733 (hardback)
020			_z9780470671726 (paper)
020			_z9781118510926 (e-book)
040			_aCaPaEBR _cCaPaEBR
035			_a(OCoLC)844322024
050	1	4	_aQE711.2 _b.C68 2013eb
082	0	4	_a560 _223
100	1		_aCowen, Richard, _d1940-
245	1	0	_aHistory of life _h[electronic resource] / _cRichard Cowen.
250			_a5th ed.
260			_aHoboken, N.J. : _bWiley-Blackwell, _c2013.
300			_aix, 302 p.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: Preface Chapter 1. The Origin Of Life on Earth Chapter 2. Earliest Life on Earth Chapter 3. Sex and Nuclei: Eukaryotes Chapter 4. The Evolution of Metazoans Chapter 5. The Metazoan Radiation Chapter 6. Changing Life in a Changing World Chapter 7. The Early Vertebrates Chapter 8. Leaving the Water Chapter 9. Tetrapods and Amniotes Chapter 10. Early Amniotes and Thermoregulation Chapter 11. The Triassic Takeover Chapter 12. Dinosaurs Chapter 13. The Evolution of Flight Chapter 14. The Modernization of Land and Sea Chapter 15. The Origin of Mammals Chapter 16. The End of the Dinosaurs Chapter 17. Cenozoic Mammals Chapter 18. Geography and Evolution Chapter 19. Primates Chapter 20. Evolving Toward Humans Chapter 21. Life in the Ice Age Index.
520			_a"This text is designed for students and anyone else with an interest in the history of life on our planet. The author describes the biological evolution of Earth's organisms, and reconstructs their adaptations to the life they led, and the ecology and environment in which they functioned. On the grand scale, Earth is a constantly changing planet, continually presenting organisms with challenges. Changing geography, climate, atmosphere, oceanic and land environments set a stage in which organisms interact with their environments and one another, with evolutionary change an inevitable result. The organisms themselves in turn can change global environments: oxygen in our atmosphere is all produced by photosynthesis, for example. The interplay between a changing Earth and its evolving organisms is the underlying theme of the book. The book has a dedicated website which explores additional enriching information and discussion, and provides or points to the art for the book and many other images useful for teaching. See: www.wiley.com/go/cowen/historyoflife"-- _cProvided by publisher.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2013. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aPaleontology.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
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856	4	0	_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10657578 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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