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Astrobiology of Earth : the emergence, evolution, and future of life on a planet in turmoil /
The study of life in our universe has been given the name 'astrobiology'. It is a relatively new subject, but not a new discipline since it brings together several mature fields of science including astronomy, geology, biology, and climatology. An understanding of the singular conditions t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- What is life? Why water?
- The universe from the perspective of biology
- The Solar System and life on Earth: I
- The Solar System and life on Earth: II
- Early and present Earth and its circumnavigation of the Sun
- Origin of life and photosynthesis
- Setting the stage for the evolution of life on a tumultuous planet
- Mechanisms of evolution: from first cells and extremophiles to complex life
- The evolution of humans and their interaction with the biosphere
- In search of extraterrestrial life.