Extinctions in the History of Life

Herausgeber: Paul D., Taylor; Taylor, Paul D.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Topical review of the role of extinction in evolution for students and researchers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 339g
• ISBN-13: 9780521114899
• ISBN-10: 0521114896
• Artikelnr.: 26153812

Inhaltsangabe

Notes on contributors
Preface
1. Extinction and the fossil record Paul D. Taylor
2. Extinctions in life's earliest history J. William Schopf
3. Mass extinctions in plant evolution Scott L. Wing
4. The beginning of the Mesozoic: 70 million years of environmental stress and extinction David J. Bottjer
5. Causes of mass extinctions Paul D. Wignall
6. The evolutionary role of mass extinctions: disaster, recovery and something in-between David Jablonski
Glossary
Index.