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The runes of evolution : how the universe became self-aware / / Simon Conway Morris



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Autore: Conway Morris S (Simon) Visualizza persona
Titolo: The runes of evolution : how the universe became self-aware / / Simon Conway Morris Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania : , : Templeton Press, , 2015
©2015
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (525 p.)
Disciplina: 576.8
Soggetto topico: Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy
Convergence (Biology)
Note generali: Includes index.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Dinner on the Lagoon; 2. Consider the Octopus; 3. Convergence: How Clear Is the Signal?; 4. The Inevitability of Form; 5. Swallowing Convergence; 6. Biting Convergence; 7. Walking (and Swimming) to Convergence; 8. Sticking to Convergence; 9. When Evolution Begins to See; 10. The Color of Evolution; 11. The Smell and Taste of Evolution; 12. (In)tangible Evolution; 13. The Road to Mushrooms; 14. The Road to Plants; 15. The Arthropods Show the Way; 16. Converging on the Farm; 17. The Road to the Sky; 18. The Birds Converge
19. Sexual Convergence 20. The Road to Mammals; 21. The Roots of Sentience; 22. Convergent Brains; 23. The Road to "King Cortex"; 24. Convergent Minds; 25. Playing with Convergence; 26. The Final Steps; 27. Back to the Lagoon; Notes; General Index; Index of General
Sommario/riassunto: How did human beings acquire imaginations that can conjure up untrue possibilities? How did the Universe become self-aware? In The Runes of Evolution, Simon Conway Morris revitalizes the study of evolution from the perspective of convergence, providing us with compelling new evidence to support the mounting scientific view that the history of life is far more predictable than once thought. A leading evolutionary biologist at the University of Cambridge, Conway Morris came into international prominence for his work on the Cambrian explosion (especially fossils of the Burgess Shale) and evolution
Titolo autorizzato: The runes of evolution  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-59947-465-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910826088903321
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