Evolution / text by Jean-Baptiste de Panafieu ; photographs by Patrick Gries ; translated from the French by Linda Asher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Panafieu, Jean-Baptiste de.

Contributor:

Gries, Patrick.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Evolutionary paleobiology.

Fossils.

Mammals--Evolution.

Mammals.

Natural selection.

Paleontology.

Physical Description:

287 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm

Edition:

First North American edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Seven Stories Press, 2007.

Summary:

This striking volume on natural selection provides a series of texts illuminating important aspects of evolutionary science that combine to provide a detailed explanation of the key ideas in life science. The work is arranged as a series of short chapters interspersed with a huge number of full-page black and white photographic plates of skeletons of various species. Both informative and beautiful, the volume will appeal to general readers and science students. This is an updated North American edition of a 2007 original publication. De Panafieu is a professor of natural sciences. Gries is a professional photographer specializing in art publication. The volume is translated from the original French by Linda Asher. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Simultaneously published: Evolution. [Paris] : Éditions Xavier Barral, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (page 283) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781583227848

1583227849

OCLC:

132681532