Screen LibrarySkeletons : the frame of life /
The evolution of skeletons enabled an unprecedented array of bodies to evolve, from the tiniest seed shrimp to dinosaurs and blue whales. This book explores the incredible variety of skeletons in nature, and the impacts of climate change, and of medical and technological advances, for the future of...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
The evolution of skeletons enabled an unprecedented array of bodies to evolve, from the tiniest seed shrimp to dinosaurs and blue whales. This book explores the incredible variety of skeletons in nature, and the impacts of climate change, and of medical and technological advances, for the future of skeletons. |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-272) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780198802105 0198802102 |
| Index Number: | QL821 |
| CLC: | Q441 |
| Call Number: | Q441/Z22 |
| Contents: |
Skeletons appear -- A shell on the outside -- A shell on the inside -- Plant skeletons -- Mega-skeletons -- Mini-skeletons -- Flying skeletons -- Skeleton archives -- Future skeletons -- Skeletons on alien planets. |