Evolution's Witness : How Eyes Evolved.

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Evolution's Witness chronicles the evolution of the eye beginning with the initial cellular acquisition of photoreceptive molecules as long as 3.75 billion years ago. This well-illustrated book traces the development of simple, complex compound and camera-style eyes including description of mor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schwab, Ivan R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Eye > Evolution.
Adaptation (Biology)
Anatomy, Comparative.
Œil > Évolution.
Adaptation (Biologie)
Anatomie comparée.
Anatomy, Comparative
Eye > Evolution
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Evolution's Witness chronicles the evolution of the eye beginning with the initial cellular acquisition of photoreceptive molecules as long as 3.75 billion years ago. This well-illustrated book traces the development of simple, complex compound and camera-style eyes including description of more than ten forms of ocular design. Life has existed on earth an unfathomable length of time accompanied by changing climate and geography, and the evolution of the eye is described in that context. Eyes evolved independently perhaps as many as forty times, and these are reviewed in this text. Each of the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (323 pages)
ISBN:9780199708727
019970872X

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