Frogs, Flies, and Dandelions

Frogs, Flies, and Dandelions

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How do new animal and plant species come about? How quickly does it happen? And, what are species anyway? This title talks about the subject of life and its significance for understanding biodiversity. It is useful for a lay reader and to students alike.

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Frogs, Flies, and Dandelions by Schilthuizen

How do new animal and plant species come about? How quickly does it happen? And, what are species anyway? This title talks about the subject of life and its significance for understanding biodiversity. It is useful for a lay reader and to students alike.
Review from hardback edition Anyone who wonders about the origin of species will enjoy and learn from Schilthuizen's detail-filled survey of efforts to answer this central question of evolutionary biology* Science, October 2001 *
Review from hardback edition [Schilthuizen] provides lucid verbal explanations of theoretical approaches and presents the fascinating details from numerous empirical studies. Although written for the non-specialist, his comprehensive and up-to-date account also offers researchers working on speciation an idea of forthcoming developments in their field. * Science, October 2001 *
Dr Menno Schilthuizen, Associate Professor, Tropical Biology and Conservation Unit, University Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabulu, Malaysias Email: schilthuizen@excite.com
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ISBN 13 9780198503927
ISBN 10 019850392X
Title Frogs, Flies, and Dandelions
Author Schilthuizen
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 2002-05-16
Number of pages 254
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.