Bibliograph

The hidden life of life, a walk through the reaches of time, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

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The hidden life of life, a walk through the reaches of time, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The hidden life of life

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1005885721

Responsibility statement

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

Series statement

Animalibus: of animals and cultures, vol. 13

Sub title

a walk through the reaches of time

Summary

"Provides an overview of the commonality of life on Earth. Inspired by the idea of symbiosis in evolution, the book explores the challenges and behaviors shared by creatures from bacteria to humans and all those in between"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

About this book -- Our bedroom -- Microbes -- Protists -- Fungi -- Animals -- Dry land -- Lichens -- Plants -- Arthropods on land -- Vertebrates -- Amphibians -- Proto-mammals -- Dinosaurs -- Pterosaurs -- Crocodiles -- Birds -- Mammals -- From monkeys to the missing link -- The line to Homo sapiens -- Neandertals -- Why do we look the way we look? -- The San, formerly known as Bushmen -- Gaia's rule one : find a source of energy -- Gaia's rule two : protect yourself -- Gaia's rule three : reproduce -- The present -- The future -- Coda

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