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Evolution's destiny : co-evolving chemistry of the environment and life / R.J.P. Williams, R.E.M. Rickaby.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, R. J. P.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Coevolution.
- Evolution (Biology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (344 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : RSC Pub., 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is written as an addition to Darwin's work and that of molecular biologists on evolution so as to include views of it from the point of view of chemistry rather than just from our knowledge of the biology and genes of organisms. By concentrating on a wide range of chemical elements, not just those in traditional organic compounds, we show that there is a close relationship between the geological or environmental chemical changes from the formation of Earth and those of organisms from the time of their origin. These are considerations which Darwin or other scientists could not have ex
- Contents:
- Evolution's Destiny_Publicity; 20-blank; 9781849735582txt; 01-1_title pages; 02-5_Preface; 03-7_Acknowledgements; 04-blank; 05-9_TOC; 06-15_Glossary; 07-blank; 08-19_Abbreviations; 09-blank; 10-21_About the Authors; 11-blank; 12-1_rsabook6chapter1; 13-32_rsabook6chapter2; 14-73_rsabook6chapter3; 15-100_rsabook6chapter4; 16-166_rsabook6chapter5; 17-203_rsabook6chapter6; 18-251_rsabook6chapter7; 19-308_ED_index; 20-blank
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781849735599
- 184973559X
- OCLC:
- 810336055
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