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Title The tangled tree : a radical new history of life / David Quammen.
Author Quammen, David, 1948- author.
Publication Info. New York : Simon & Schuster, [2018]
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  591.38 QUA    Check Shelves
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Edition First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Description xvi, 461 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-439) and index.
Contents Three surprises: an introduction -- Darwin's little sketch -- A separate form of life -- Mergers and acquisitions -- Big tree -- Infective reality -- Topiary -- E pluribus unum.
Summary "Nonpareil science writer David Quammen explains how recent discoveries in molecular biology can change our understanding of evolution and life's history, with powerful implications for human health and even our own human nature." -- Publisher annotation.
Subject Phylogeny -- Molecular aspects.
Evolution (Biology) -- History.
ISBN 9781476776620 : $30.00
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