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Author : Hans-Dieter Sues
Release : 2019-08-06
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 679/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Rise of Reptiles by : Hans-Dieter Sues
Download or read book The Rise of Reptiles written by Hans-Dieter Sues. This book was released on 2019-08-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accurate, synthetic, and sweeping, The Rise of Reptiles is the definitive work on the subject.
Author : Hans-Dieter Sues
Release : 2019-08-06
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 687/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Rise of Reptiles by : Hans-Dieter Sues
Download or read book The Rise of Reptiles written by Hans-Dieter Sues. This book was released on 2019-08-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The defining masterwork on the evolution of reptiles. Over 300 million years ago, an early land vertebrate developed an egg that contained the embryo in an amnion, allowing it to be deposited on land. This moment marked the first step in the fascinating and complex evolutionary journey of the reptiles. In The Rise of Reptiles, paleontologist Hans-Dieter Sues explores the diversity of reptilian lineages, discussing the relationships among turtles, crocodylians, lizards and snakes, and many extinct groups. Reflecting the tremendous advances in the study of reptilian diversity and phylogeny over recent decades, this book is the first detailed, contemporary synthesis of the evolutionary history of these remarkable animals. Reptiles have always confused taxonomists, who have endlessly debated and rewritten their classifications. In this book, Sues adopts an explicitly phylogenetic framework to sift through the evidence and discuss the origin and diversification of Reptilia in a way no one has before. He also examines the genealogical link between dinosaurs and birds and sheds new light on the Age of Reptiles, a period that saw the rise and fall of most dinosaurs. With this single meticulously researched volume, Sues paints a complete portrait of reptilian evolution. Numerous photographs of key specimens from around the world introduce readers to the reptilian fossil record, and color images of present-day reptiles illustrate their diversity. The extensive bibliography provides an invaluable guide for readers who are interested in exploring individual topics more deeply. Accurate, synthetic, and sweeping, The Rise of Reptiles is the definitive work on the subject.
Author : Michael Jay
Release : 2004
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 098/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Rise of the Reptiles by : Michael Jay
Download or read book Rise of the Reptiles written by Michael Jay. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find out how reptiles from our planet's past lived, fought, and died.
Author : Olivia Brookes
Release : 2012-01-15
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 196/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Rise of the Reptiles by : Olivia Brookes
Download or read book The Rise of the Reptiles written by Olivia Brookes. This book was released on 2012-01-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the different types of reptiles that have roamed the Earth since life began, including dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and marine reptiles.
Author : Jonathan B. Losos
Release : 2011-02-09
Genre : Nature
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 845/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree by : Jonathan B. Losos
Download or read book Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree written by Jonathan B. Losos. This book was released on 2011-02-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In a book both beautifully illustrated and deeply informative, Jonathan Losos, a leader in evolutionary ecology, celebrates and analyzes the diversity of the natural world that the fascinating anoline lizards epitomize. Readers who are drawn to nature by its beauty or its intellectual challenges—or both—will find his book rewarding."—Douglas J. Futuyma, State University of New York, Stony Brook "This book is destined to become a classic. It is scholarly, informative, stimulating, and highly readable, and will inspire a generation of students."—Peter R. Grant, author of How and Why Species Multiply: The Radiation of Darwin's Finches "Anoline lizards experienced a spectacular adaptive radiation in the dynamic landscape of the Caribbean islands. The radiation has extended over a long period of time and has featured separate radiations on the larger islands. Losos, the leading active student of these lizards, presents an integrated and synthetic overview, summarizing the enormous and multidimensional research literature. This engaging book makes a wonderful example of an adaptive radiation accessible to all, and the lavish illustrations, especially the photographs, make the anoles come alive in one's mind."—David Wake, University of California, Berkeley "This magnificent book is a celebration and synthesis of one of the most eventful adaptive radiations known. With disarming prose and personal narrative Jonathan Losos shows how an obsession, beginning at age ten, became a methodology and a research plan that, together with studies by colleagues and predecessors, culminated in many of the principles we now regard as true about the origins and maintenance of biodiversity. This work combines rigorous analysis and glorious natural history in a unique volume that stands with books by the Grants on Darwin's finches among the most informed and engaging accounts ever written on the evolution of a group of organisms in nature."—Dolph Schluter, author of The Ecology of Adaptive Radiation
