ISBN: 9780198577188 - major evolutionary radiations (systematics association special volume, band 42) (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover (no jacket) in very good condition. Systematics Association Special Volume 42. Lightest of exterior shelfwear. The pages are clean and sound, all text is clear. CM. Used.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Large octavo, pp xii, 437, very clean internally, blue cloth, sightlyl rubbed and marked, otherwise a very good. copy. VERY SCARCE. [The astounding diversity of life that we see today is the product of species multiplication and morphological divergence through geological time. Evidence from the fossil record shows that this evolutionary radiation has not occurred at an even rate. Instead, relatively short-lasting phases of evolution have produced the major radiations that are seen in many taxonomic groups, such as flowering plants during the late Cretaceous. This volume surveys patterns of major evolutionary radiation and their possible causes. ].…