Planet of the Bugs : Evolution and the Rise of Insects /

Dinosaurs, however toothy, did not rule the earth-and neither do humans. But what were and are the true potentates of our planet? Insects, says Scott Richard Shaw-millions and millions of insect species. Starting in the shallow oceans of ancient Earth and ending in the far reaches of outer space-whe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shaw, Scott Richard (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2014]
Temas:
Insects > Evolution.
SCIENCE / General.
bugs, insects, evolution, evolutionary, science, scientific, entomology, species, history, historical, body size, wings, metamorphosis, parasites, parasitic behavior, geology, flora, influences, fauna, ecosystems, biodiversity, biology, extinction crisis, survival, silurian, cambrian, ordovician, devonian, carboniferous, permian, jurassic, triassic, cretaceous, cenozoic, period, passage of time, change, development.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Prologue. Time Travel with Insects
  • 1. THE BUGGY PLANET
  • 2. RISE OF THE ARTHROPODS
  • 3. SILURIAN LANDFALL
  • 4. SIX FEET UNDER THE MOSS
  • 5. DANCING ON AIR
  • 6. PALEOZOIC HOLOCAUST
  • 7. TRIASSIC SPRING
  • 8. PICNICKING IN JURASSIC PARK
  • 9. CRETACEOUS BLOOM AND DOOM
  • 10. CENOZOIC REFLECTIONS
  • Postscript. The Buggy Universe Hypothesis
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • Notes
  • Suggested Reading
  • Index

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