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UNINA9910781982503321 |
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Autore |
McGhee George R |
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Titolo |
Convergent evolution : limited forms most beautiful / / George R. McGhee Jr |
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Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, ©2011 |
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1-283-30289-6 |
9786613302892 |
0-262-29887-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 322 p.) : ill |
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Collana |
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Vienna series in theoretical biology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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What is convergent evolution? -- Convergent animals -- Convergent plants --Convergent ecosystems -- Convergent molecules -- Convergent minds -- Functional and developmental constraint in convergent evolution -- Philosophical implications of convergent evolution -- Appendix: A phylogenetic classification of life. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An analysis of convergent evolution, from molecules to ecosystems, demonstrating the limited number of evolutionary pathways available to life. |
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