George C. Williams

Broschiertes Buch

The Pony Fish's Glow

And Other Clues to Plan and Purpose in Nature

Beschreibung

How well designed are we humans to carry out the tasks of life? A noted evolutionary biologist gives some fascinating answers. Elected Ecologist of the Year in 1989, George Williams explains why we have eyes only in the front, why we crave sugar and fat, why our bodies deteriorate with age, why we are vulnerable to disease, and many other puzzles of life. Illustrations. Index.

Autor

George C. Williams taught at the State University of New York at Stony Brook for thirty years where he was instrumental in establishing the Marine Science Research Center and the Department of Ecology and Evolution, from which he retired in 1990. He has earned many honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, election to the National Academy of Sciences, and recognition as Ecologist of the Year in 1989 by the Ecological Society of America.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Basic Books
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 135mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 222g
• ISBN-13: 9780465072835
• ISBN-10: 0465072836
• Artikelnr.: 21388990