Patterns and Processes of Vertebrate Evolution (Cambridge Paleobiology Series)

Robert Lynn Carroll

ISBN 10: 052147809X / ISBN 13: 9780521478090

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1997

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464 pages. 10.25x7.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Patterns and Processes of Vertebrate Evolution (Cambridge Paleobiology Series)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052147809X
• ISBN 13: 9780521478090
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

This new text provides an integrated view of the forces that influence the patterns and rates of vertebrate evolution from the level of living populations and species to those that resulted in the origin of the major vertebrate groups. The evolutionary roles of behavior, development, continental drift, and mass extinctions are compared with the importance of variation and natural selection that were emphasized by Darwin. It is extensively illustrated, showing major transitions between fish and amphibians, dinosaurs and birds, and land mammals to whales. No book since Simpson's Major Features of Evolution has attempted such a broad study of the patterns and forces of evolutionary change. Undergraduate students taking a general or advanced course on evolution, and graduate students and professionals in evolutionary biology and paleontology will find the book of great interest.

Book Description

This text provides an integrated view of the forces that influence the patterns and rates of vertebrate evolution from the level of living populations and species to those that resulted in the origin of the major vertebrate groups. No book since Simpson's Major Features of Evolution has attempted such a broad study of the patterns and forces of evolutionary change. The evolutionary roles of behavior, development, continental drift, and mass extinctions are compared with the importance of variation and natural selection that were emphasized by Darwin.