Echoes of life : what fossil molecules reveal about earth history /
Fossil Molecules in Geologic Time. 1. Molecular Informants: a changing perspective of organic chemistry. 2. Looking to the Rocks: immortal molecules and life's first vestiges. 3. From the Moon to Mars: the search for extraterrestrial life. 4. Black Gold: an alchemist's guide to petroleum....
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores principales: | , , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Fossil Molecules in Geologic Time. 1. Molecular Informants: a changing perspective of organic chemistry. 2. Looking to the Rocks: immortal molecules and life's first vestiges. 3. From the Moon to Mars: the search for extraterrestrial life. 4. Black Gold: an alchemist's guide to petroleum. 5. Deep Sea Mud: biomarker clues to climate history. 6. More Molecules, More Mud and the Isotopic Dimension: ancient environments revealed. 7. Microbiologists (finally) Climb on Board. 8. Weird Molecules, Inconceivable Microbes, and Unlikely Proxies: marine ecology revised. 9. Molecular Paleontology and Bioch. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 355 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-339) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780199721085 0199721084 9786611868239 6611868232 0197562256 9780197562253 0199884188 9780199884186 |