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A Natural History of Shells
Contributor(s): Vermeij, Geerat (Author)

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 ISBN: 0691001677     ISBN-13: 9780691001678
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 1995
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Annotation: Geerat Vermeij wrote this 'celebration of shells' to share his enthusiasm for those supremely elegant creations and what they can teach us about nature. Most popular books on shells emphasize the identification of species, but Vermeij uses shells as a way to explore major ideas in biology. How are shells built? How do they work? How did they evolve? The author lucidly and charmingly demonstrates how shells give us insights into the lives of animals in our own day as well as in the distant geological past.

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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Life Sciences - Marine Biology
- Nature | Seashells
- Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - General
Dewey: 594.047
LCCN: 92035371
Series: Princeton Science Library (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.14" W x 9" L (0.76 lbs) 216 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
 
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From "one of the master naturalists of our time" (American Scientist), a fascinating exploration of what seashells reveal about biology, evolution, and the history of life

Geerat Vermeij wrote this "celebration of shells" to share his enthusiasm for these supremely elegant creations and what they can teach us about nature. Most popular books on shells emphasize the identification of species, but Vermeij uses shells as a way to explore major ideas in biology. How are shells built? How do they work? And how did they evolve? With lucidity and charm, the MacArthur-winning evolutionary biologist reveals how shells give us insights into the lives of animals today and in the distant geological past.
 
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