The New Foundations of Evolution: On the Tree of Life

by Jan Sapp

Book Overview

This is the story of a profound revolution in the way biologists explore life's history, understand its evolutionary processes, and reveal its diversity. It is about life's smallest entities, deepest diversity, and greatest cellular biomass: the microbiosphere. Jan Sapp introduces us to a new field of evolutionary biology and a new brand of molecular evolutionists who descend to the foundations of evolution on Earth to explore the origins of the genetic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019538850X
• ISBN13: 9780195388503
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"