... Discusses the principles of the evolution of trophic and reproductive strategies: faunal interchange and the drift of continental land masses; the influence of body size on life-history strategies; the genetic basis of behavioral adaptation and the evolution of social behavior ... appendixes include extensive data on reproductive rate, litter size, interbirth interval, longevity, brain size, and metabolic rate for a wide variety of species.--book jacket.
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Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Seller: Cotton Candy Books, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
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Seller: N. Fagin Books, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
1981/1983. Natural History, Mammals. University of Chicago Press. Very good paperback with original owner's name stamped on half-title page 610p. Seller Inventory # -312217117
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Seller: Russ States, Oil City, PA, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. (1983), 610pp, illus., slight shelfwear to cover, owner's name to inside front cover, light foxing to pgedges, contents clean & unmarked. Seller Inventory # 20-1392
Seller: Don's Book Store, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. 610 Pages Indexed. The inscription on the half-title reads "Best wishes Jim John F. Eisenberg." No other marks. Sometime in the Triassic, more than 250 million B.P. (before the present), the mammalian grade of anatomical structure was reached by the descendents of therapsid reptiles. Terrestrial plants were dominated by conifers and cycads. The land masses were still a connected series of plates. At 190 million years B.P., the Jurassic era commenced with the dinosaurs dominating the land masses. The world continent of Panagea had divided into Laurasia and Gondwanaland. The stage was now set for the evolution of the mammals and the radiation of the birds. The pantotheres became the dominant group of mammals, and in them and the multituberculates, symmetrodonts, and triconodonts we can discern the first adaptive radiation. Inscribed By the Author. Seller Inventory # 22686
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
paperback. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Seller Inventory # rev5382494925
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