Environmental evolution : effects of the origin and evolution of life on planet earth.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. / edited by Lynn Margulis, Clifford Matthews, and Aaron Haselton. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2000. |
| Description: | xvi, 338 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4497677 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword / Gerald A. Soffen
- 1. The Gaia Hypothesis / James E. Lovelock
- 2. Comparison of Planetary Atmospheres: Mars, Venus, and Earth / Michael McElroy
- 3. Chemical Evolution in a Hydrogen Cyanide World / Clifford Matthews
- 4. Origins of Membrane Structure / David Deamer
- 5. Origins of Life: History of Ideas / Antonio Lazcano
- 6. Clues to Life in the Archean Eon / Paul K. Strother and Elso S. Barghoorn
- 7. Microbial Landscapes: Abu Dhabi and Shark Bay / Stjepko Golubic
- 8. Symbiosis and the Origin of Protists / Lynn Margulis
- 9. The Antiquity of Life: From Life's Origin to the End of the Lipalian Period / Mark McMenamin
- 10. Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics / Raymond Siever
- 11. Chemical Signals from Plants and Phanerozoic Evolution / Tony Swain
- 12. Mammalian Evolution: Karyotypic Fission Theory / Neil Todd
- 13. Environmental Pollution and the Emergence of New Diseases / Jonathan King
- App. A. Teaching Strategy
- App. B. Five-Kingdom Classification Scheme
- App. C. Background Reading
- App. D. Geological Time
- App. E. Modes of Nutrition
- App. F. Field Trips
- App. G. The Evolution of Life.
