| Description |
xvi, 338 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Gerald A. Soffen -- 1. The Gaia Hypothesis / James E. Lovelock -- 2. Comparison of Planetary Atmospheres: Mars, Venus, and Earth / Michael McElroy -- 3. Chemical Evolution in a Hydrogen Cyanide World / Clifford Matthews -- 4. Origins of Membrane Structure / David Deamer -- 5. Origins of Life: History of Ideas / Antonio Lazcano -- 6. Clues to Life in the Archean Eon / Paul K. Strother and Elso S. Barghoorn -- 7. Microbial Landscapes: Abu Dhabi and Shark Bay / Stjepko Golubic -- 8. Symbiosis and the Origin of Protists / Lynn Margulis -- 9. The Antiquity of Life: From Life's Origin to the End of the Lipalian Period / Mark McMenamin -- 10. Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics / Raymond Siever -- 11. Chemical Signals from Plants and Phanerozoic Evolution / Tony Swain -- 12. Mammalian Evolution: Karyotypic Fission Theory / Neil Todd -- 13. Environmental Pollution and the Emergence of New Diseases / Jonathan King -- App. A. Teaching Strategy -- App. B. Five-Kingdom Classification Scheme -- App. C. Background Reading -- App. D. Geological Time -- App. E. Modes of Nutrition -- App. F. Field Trips -- App. G. The Evolution of Life |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: / edited by Lyne Margulis and Lorraine Olendzenski. 1992 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Evolution (Biology)
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Evolution.
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Biosphere.
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| Author |
Margulis, Lynn, 1938-2011.
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Matthews, Clifford.
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Haselton, Aaron.
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| LC no. |
99046389 |
| ISBN |
0262161907 alkaline paper |
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0262133660 : |
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0262631970 alkaline paper |
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