Assembling the Tree of Life - Hardcover

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9780195172348: Assembling the Tree of Life

Synopsis

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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About the Author

Joel Cracraft is at American Museum of Natural History. Michael J. Donoghue is at Yale University.

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9780195172355: Assembling the Tree of Life

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ISBN 10:  0195172353 ISBN 13:  9780195172355
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2099
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