The colonisation of land : origins and adaptations of terrestrial animals / Colin Little.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Little, Colin, 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evolution.

Adaptation (Biology).

Physical Description:

vi, 290 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1983.

Summary:

This book traces the ways in which terrestrial animals have evolved from aquatic ancestors and discusses the means by which they are adapted to life on land. The most important physiological adaptations are those involving salt and water balance, the excretion of nitrogen, reproductive mechanisms and the sense organs, and these are given priority.

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Bibliography: pages [241]-272.

ISBN:

0521252180

OCLC:

9197162