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The Variety of Life
Colin Tudge
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Description for The Variety of Life
Paperback. This is an account and reference source of all creatures, alive and extinct. Using classification to show all the principal groups to which living creatures belong, this takes us into some of the most intriguing and intricate areas of biological philosophy and technique. It is useful for everyone who is interested in the diversity of living things. Num Pages: 704 pages, numerous two-colour line drawings. BIC Classification: GBC; PDC; PSAB; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1016.
The Variety of Life can be read at many levels. Not least it is an extraordinary inventory - an illustrated summary of all the Earthly creatures that have ever lived. Whatever living thing you come across, from E coli to an oak tree or an elephant, The Variety of Life will show you what kind of creature it is, and how it relates to all others. Yet there are far too many creatures to present merely as a catalogue. The list of species already described is vast enough - nearly two million - but there could in reality be as ... Read more
The Variety of Life can be read at many levels. Not least it is an extraordinary inventory - an illustrated summary of all the Earthly creatures that have ever lived. Whatever living thing you come across, from E coli to an oak tree or an elephant, The Variety of Life will show you what kind of creature it is, and how it relates to all others. Yet there are far too many creatures to present merely as a catalogue. The list of species already described is vast enough - nearly two million - but there could in reality be as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
1050g
Number of Pages
704
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198604266
SKU
V9780198604266
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Colin Tudge
The IVariety of Life reflects Colin Tudge's lifelong passion for natural history and for the underlying science. He was born in London, educated at Dulwich College and Peterhouse, Cambridge, and graduated in the mid 1960s with a degree in zoology. Full-time jobs have included features editor ofNew Scientist, and presenter of science programmes on BBC Radio 3. He has ... Read more
Reviews for The Variety of Life
Review from previous edition The first part of The Variety of Life provides an excellent discussion and explanation of the systematisation of life, which is far from being static and boring.
The Herald 09/02/00
This is much more thatn a beautifilly illustrated, engagingly written catalogue
The Independent 09/03/2002
..wonderful encyclopedic "labour of love".
The Herald ... Read more
The Herald 09/02/00
This is much more thatn a beautifilly illustrated, engagingly written catalogue
The Independent 09/03/2002
..wonderful encyclopedic "labour of love".
The Herald ... Read more