E-book
The tangled tree : a radical new history of life / David Quammen.
"Nonpareil science writer David Quammen explains how recent discoveries in molecular biology can change our understanding of evolution and life's history, with powerful implications for human health and even our own human nature." -- Publisher annotation.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781476776644
- ISBN: 1476776644
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 461 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-439) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Three surprises: an introduction -- Darwin's little sketch -- A separate form of life -- Mergers and acquisitions -- Big tree -- Infective reality -- Topiary -- E pluribus unum. |
| Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Phylogeny > Molecular aspects. Evolution (Biology) > History. Phylogeny > Molecular aspects. SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology. |
| Genre: | Nonfiction. Electronic books. Electronic books. |
