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On the nature of limbs : a discourse /
The most prominent naturalist in Britain before Charles Darwin, Richard Owen made empirical discoveries and offered theoretical innovations that were crucial to the proof of evolution. Among his many lasting contributions to science was the first clear definition of the term homology--"the same...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2007.
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| Edición: | University of Chicago Press ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The most prominent naturalist in Britain before Charles Darwin, Richard Owen made empirical discoveries and offered theoretical innovations that were crucial to the proof of evolution. Among his many lasting contributions to science was the first clear definition of the term homology--"the same organ in different animals under every variety of form and function." He also graphically demonstrated that all vertebrate species were built on the same skeletal plan and devised the vertebrate archetype as a representation of the simplest common form of all vertebrates. Just as Darwin's ideas continue |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (cii, 119 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780226641959 0226641953 9786612004988 6612004983 1282004980 9781282004986 |