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Skeletons : the frame of life / Jan Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (xiii, 294 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780192522450
  • 0192522450
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Skeletons.DDC classification:
  • 611.71 23
LOC classification:
  • QM101
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Skeletons appear -- 2. A shell on the outside -- 3. A shell on the inside -- 4. Plant skeletons -- 5. Mega-skeletons -- 6. Mini-skeletons -- 7. Flying skeletons -- 8. Skeleton archives -- 9. Future skeletons -- 10. Skeletons on alien planets.
Summary: The evolution of skeletons enabled an unprecedented array of bodies to evolve, from the tiniest seed shrimp to dinosaurs and blue whales. This book explores the incredible variety of skeletons in nature, and the impacts of climate change, and of medical and technological advances, for the future of skeletons.
Holdings
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eBook eBook e-Library EBSCO Science Available
Total holds: 0

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 16, 2018).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Skeletons appear -- 2. A shell on the outside -- 3. A shell on the inside -- 4. Plant skeletons -- 5. Mega-skeletons -- 6. Mini-skeletons -- 7. Flying skeletons -- 8. Skeleton archives -- 9. Future skeletons -- 10. Skeletons on alien planets.

The evolution of skeletons enabled an unprecedented array of bodies to evolve, from the tiniest seed shrimp to dinosaurs and blue whales. This book explores the incredible variety of skeletons in nature, and the impacts of climate change, and of medical and technological advances, for the future of skeletons.

WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650

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