In the Blink of an Eye
In the Blink of an Eye
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A stunning exploration of the cause of the 'Big Bang' of evolution: the development of the eye and the birth of predation. In the Blink of an Eye unravels the evidence demonstrating that this was the period when the eye evolved, leading to an evolutionary scramble for survival. A revised and updated edition of the international bestseller.
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In the Blink of an Eye by Andrew Parker
The Cambrian explosion is the 'big bang' of evolution - a period of less than five million years during which life on Earth rapidly developed both armaments and defences. Animals suddenly became both hunters and the hunted, and the number of animal groups with hard body parts mushroomed from three to 38. But why did the explosion happen when it did? Ground-breaking and accessible, Andrew Parker's In the Blink of an Eye unravels the evidence demonstrating that this was the period when the eye evolved, leading to an evolutionary scramble for survival.
Andrew Parker was born in 1967. After completing his Ph.D. in Marine Biology he worked as a postdoctoral fellow in Australia, Poland and the United States. He is currently a Royal Society Research Fellow in the Department of Zoology at Oxford University, and also the author of numerous bestselling books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780565094003 |
| ISBN 10 | 0565094009 |
| Title | In the Blink of an Eye |
| Author | Andrew Parker |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The Natural History Museum |
| Year published | 2016-06-02 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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