Patterns and Processes of Vertebrate Evolution (Cambridge Paleobiology Series)
Editorial Reviews
Review
'It is in my view the most important book in vertebrate evolution since Simpson's Tempo and Mode in Evolution (1944), because of what it offers as a summary, an integration, and above all a prospectus for vertebrate biologists of a new synthesis that is showing all signs of a very healthy infancy. Our next generation of scientists would do well to train themselves as Carroll has done in order to fulfill his vision of what integrative vertebrate biology can become.' Kevin Padian Science
'Robert Carroll has broken new ground. He views the fossil record with the eyes of a biologist and a geologist ... Not since 1953, when George Gaylord Simpson published Major Features of Evolution, has there been such a well-founded overview of vertebrate fossils, their distribution in time and space, relationships with other organisms and with the environment.' Douglas Palmer New Scientist
'This book is a milestone and is highly recommended. General readers: undergraduate through faculty.' F. S. Szaley, Choice
Book Description
This new text provides an integrated view of the forces that influence the patterns and rates of vertebrate evolution from the level of living populations and species to those that resulted in the origin of the major vertebrate groups. The evolutionary roles of behavior, development, continental drift, and mass extinctions are compared with the importance of variation and natural selection that were emphasized by Darwin. It is extensively illustrated, showing major transitions between fish and amphibians, dinosaurs and birds, and land mammals to whales. No book since Simpson's Major Features of Evolution has attempted such a broad study of the patterns and forces of evolutionary change. Undergraduate students taking a general or advanced course on evolution, and graduate students and professionals in evolutionary biology and paleontology will find the book of great interest.
Patterns and Processes of Vertebrate Evolution (Cambridge Paleobiology Series),Robert Lynn Carroll,D. E. G. Briggs,P. Dodson,B. J. Macfadden,J. J. Sepkoski,R. A. Spicer,Cambridge University Press,052147809X,Evolution,Life Sciences - Evolution,Life Sciences - Zoology - General,Paleontology,Science,Science/Mathematics,Vertebrates,Vertebrates, Fossil,Palaeontology,Science / Paleontology,Vertebrates, Fossil--Evolution
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