T. S. Kemp (Emeritus Research Fellow, St John's College, Oxford)

Mammals

A Very Short Introduction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Relative newcomers within the story of evolution, mammals are hugely successful and have colonized land, water, and air. Tom Kemp discusses the great diversity of mammalian species, and looks at how their very disparate characteristics, physiologies, and behaviours are all largely driven by one uniting factor: endothermy, or warm-bloodedness.

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Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 172mm x 108mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 130g
• ISBN-13: 9780198766940
• ISBN-10: 0198766947
• Artikelnr.: 48222962

Autorenporträt

Dr T. S. Kemp is Emeritus Research Fellow at St John's College, Oxford, and a widely respected expert on the evolution of mammals. He is the author of several books widely used by students, including The Origin and Evolution of Mammals (OUP, 2005), and The Origin of Higher Taxa (OUP, 2015).

Inhaltsangabe

1: What is a mammal?
2: The origin of mammals
3: The radiation of mammals
4: Carnivorous mammals
5: Herbivorous mammals
6: Diggers and burrowers
7: Aquatic mammals
8: Flying mammals
9: Primates
10: Humans and mammals: the past and the future
References
Further Reading
Index