The new foundations of evolution : on the tree of life / Jan Sapp.
| Author/creator | Sapp, Jan |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. |
| Description | xvi, 425 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Animal, vegetable, or mineral? -- Microbes first -- The germ of phylogeny -- Creatures void of form -- About chaos -- Kingdoms at biology's borders -- The prokaryote and the eukaryote -- On the unity of life -- Symbiotic complexity -- The morning of molecular phylogenetics -- Roots in the genetic code -- A third form of life -- A kingdom on a molecule -- Against adaptationism -- In the capital of the new kingdom -- Out of Eden -- Big tree -- The dawn cell controversy -- Three domains -- Disputed territories -- Grappling with a worldwide web -- Entangled roots and braided lives. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2008050915 |
| ISBN | 9780195388497 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195388496 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780195388503 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 019538850X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QR13 .S27 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |