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Record Nr.

UNINA9910253868903321

Autore

Guex Jean

Titolo

Retrograde Evolution During Major Extinction Crises / / by Jean Guex

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-27917-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (89 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Evolutionary Biology, , 2192-8134

Disciplina

575

Soggetti

Evolution (Biology)

Biodiversity

Paleontology

Microbiology

Invertebrates

Evolutionary Biology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to retrograde evolutionary changes during major environmental crises -- Evolution of planctonic foraminifera -- Evolution of Radiolarians -- Evolution of ammonoids and Nautiloids -- Evolution of corals -- Evolution of conodonts -- Evolution of silicoflagellates as an example of unique lab experiment.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is the first of its kind, providing in-depth analysis of the retrograde evolution occurring during major extinction periods. The text offers a non-strictly adaptative explanation of repetition of phyla after the major extinctions, utilizing a study of seven phylogenetically distinct groups. This opens a new experimental field in evolutionary biology with the possibility of reconstructing ancestral forms in lab by applying artificial stresses.