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Assembling the Tree of Life [biology, taxonomy

By Joel Cracraft , Michael J. Donoghue

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2004
ISBN
9780195172348, 0195172345
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11116654 bytes)
Pages
593\593
Topic
Biology
Library
Great Science Textbooks DVD Library 2007
Time added
2009-10-26 04:07:46

Description

This edited volume is provides an authoritative synthesis of knowledge about the history of life. All the major groups of organisms are treated, by the leading workers in their fields. With sections on: The Importance of Knowing the Tree of Life; The Origin and Radiation of Life on Earth; The Relationships of Green Plants; The Relationships of Fungi; and The Relationships of Animals. This book should prove indispensable for evolutionary biologists, taxonomists, ecologists interested in biodiversity, and as a baseline sourcebook for organismic biologists, botanists, and microbiologists. An essential reference in this fundamental area.

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