Kingdoms and Domains: Illustrated Phyla of Life: An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth - Hardcover

Lynn Margulis; Michael J. Chapman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123736218 ISBN 13: 9780123736215

Publisher: Academic Press Inc, 2009

Synopsis

A catalogue of the world's living organisms describing the diversity of the major groups, or phyla, of nature's most inclusive taxa. It carries a classification scheme that aims to be consistent with both the fossil record and, the molecular and metabolic data. It logically classifies the life forms according to their evolutionary relationships.

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Review:

Generously illustrated, now in full-color, the book allows readers to easily explore and understand the diversity of Earth's life forms.

Synopsis:

Featuring a new foreword by E.O. Wilson of Harvard University, new structure and entries based on the latest developments in evolutionary science, and new elements of special interest to the reader including "The Ribosome Standard" by C. Woese, and "Origins of Larvae" by D.I. Williamson, "The Five Kingdoms: An illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth" is 15% revised and updated. With new full-color illustrations, this book remains the only book to consistently and completely reconcile Woese's three domain theory with the historically founded five domain approach.This is a concise guide to all forms of life on earth in a clear student-friendly text. It defines and describes the major taxonomic groups - Prokaryote and Eukaryote - and the four kingdoms of Eukarya. This classification system is entirely consistent with the fossil record, developmental and morphological biology and the new molecular data. This is the only book that includes all forms of life with brief, informative and definitional descriptions, now with full-color illustrations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press Inc
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0123736218
• ISBN 13: 9780123736215
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 864