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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449683803321

Titolo

Assembling the tree of life [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Joel Cracraft, Michael J. Donoghue

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004

ISBN

1-280-42803-1

1-4237-2073-3

0-19-972960-3

1-60256-496-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (593 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CracraftJoel

DonoghueMichael J

Disciplina

578/.01/2

Soggetti

Biology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Proceedings of a symposium held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, 2002.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Introduction: Charting the Tree of Life; I: The Importance of Knowing the Tree of Life; II: The Origin and Radiation of Life on Earth; III: The Relationships of Green Plants; IV: The Relationships of Fungi; V: The Relationships of Animals: Overview; VI: The Relationships of Animals: Lophotrochozoans; VII: The Relationships of Animals: Ecdysozoans; VIII: The Relationships of Animals: Deuterostomes; IX: Perspectives on the Tree of Life; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Provides a synthesis of knowledge about the history of life. This work treats the major groups of organisms. It is useful for evolutionary biologists, taxonomists, ecologists interested in biodiversity, and for organismic biologists, botanists, and microbiologists.