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Convergent evolution : limited forms most beautiful / George R. McGhee Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McGhee, George R.
- Series:
- Vienna series in theoretical biology.
- Vienna series in theoretical biology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Convergence (Biology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 322 p.) : ill.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, ©2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An analysis of convergent evolution, from molecules to ecosystems, demonstrating the limited number of evolutionary pathways available to life.
- Contents:
- What is convergent evolution?
- Convergent animals
- Convergent plants
- Convergent ecosystems
- Convergent molecules
- Convergent minds
- Functional and developmental constraint in convergent evolution
- Philosophical implications of convergent evolution
- Appendix: A phylogenetic classification of life.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-30289-6
- 9786613302892
- 0-262-29887-2
- OCLC:
- 759409463
- Publisher Number:
- 9786613302892
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