The Chemistry of Evolution: The Development of our Ecosystem - Softcover

Williams, R.J. P

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0444546006 ISBN 13: 9780444546005

Publisher: Elsevier Science, 2012

Synopsis

Conventionally, evolution has always been described in terms of species. The Chemistry of Evolution takes a novel, not to say revolutionary, approach and examines the evolution of chemicals and the use and degradation of energy, coupled to the environment, as the drive behind it. The authors address the major changes of life from bacteria to man in a systematic and unavoidable sequence, reclassifying organisms as chemotypes. Written by the authors of the bestseller The Biological Chemistry of the Elements - The Inorganic Chemistry of Life (Oxford University Press, 1991), the clarity and precision of The Chemistry of Evolution plainly demonstrate that life is totally interactive with the environment. This exciting theory makes this work an essential addition to the academic and public library.

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Book Description

A novel approach to uncovering the position of living organisms in a changing environment

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0444546006
• ISBN 13: 9780444546005
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 500