Geerat Vermeij wrote this "celebration of shells" to share his enthusiasm for these supremely elegant creations and what they can teach us about nature. Most other popular books on shells emphasize the identification of species, but Vermeij uses shells as a way to explore major ideas in biology. How are shells built? How do they work? How did they evolve? With these questions in mind, the author lucidly - and charmingly - demonstrates how shells give us insights into the lives of animals in our own day as well as in the distant geological past.
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Geerat J. Vermeij is Professor of Geology at the University of California, Davis.
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Anbieter: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, USA
Hardback. Zustand: Good. Using shells to explore major areas of biology, the author of this celebration of the shell examines such issues as the evolution of shells and their function. He demonstrates how shells provide insight into the lives of animals of this era, as well as those of the distant past. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers CIN069108596XG
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Hardback. Zustand: Good. Using shells to explore major areas of biology, the author of this celebration of the shell examines such issues as the evolution of shells and their function. He demonstrates how shells provide insight into the lives of animals of this era, as well as those of the distant past. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers CIN069108596XG
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Zustand: Gut. VIII,207 Seiten mit sw. Abb. Kaum Gebrauchsspuren, guter Zustand. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 950 OLeinenband mit ill. Schutzumschlag. 23,5 x 16 cm. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 35071
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