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Retrograde Evolution During Major Extinction Crises / by Jean Guex.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Guex, Jean, 1945- author.
- Series:
- Biomedical and Life Sciences (Springer-11642)
- SpringerBriefs in evolutionary biology 2192-8134
- SpringerBriefs in Evolutionary Biology, 2192-8134
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Evolution (Biology).
- Biodiversity.
- Paleontology.
- Microbiology.
- Invertebrates.
- Evolutionary Biology.
- Local Subjects:
- Evolutionary Biology.
- Biodiversity.
- Paleontology.
- Microbiology.
- Invertebrates.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XV, 77 pages) : 45 illustrations, 3 illustrations in color.
- Edition:
- First edition 2016.
- Contained In:
- Springer eBooks
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- This book is the first of its kind, providing in-depth analysis of the retrograde evolution occurring during major extinction periods. The text offers a non-strictly adaptative explanation of repetition of phyla after the major extinctions, utilizing a study of seven phylogenetically distinct groups. This opens a new experimental field in evolutionary biology with the possibility of reconstructing ancestral forms in lab by applying artificial stresses.
- Contents:
- Introduction to retrograde evolutionary changes during major environmental crises
- Evolution of planctonic foraminifera
- Evolution of Radiolarians
- Evolution of ammonoids and Nautiloids
- Evolution of corals
- Evolution of conodonts
- Evolution of silicoflagellates as an example of unique lab experiment.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 978-3-319-27917-6
- 9783319279176
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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