Provides information on various aspects of life science using a collection of graphs, charts, and other infographics. Discusses evolution, DNA, cells, food chains, and conservation. Includes a glossary and further resources.
Traces the development of life forms over millions of years, explaining how one generation passes its hereditary characteristics to the next and how plants and animals adapt to their surroundings.
Presents articles on evolution, covering such subject areas as evolutionary and population genetics; molecular evolution; systematics and taxonomy; behavioral ecology and social evolution; cell and developmental biology; human cultural and biological evolution; and paleontology. This volume covers A-H.
journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the world, under the command of Captain Fitz Roy, RN
Darwin, Charles
1999
Darwin's notes from his 1831 trip provide an account of the HMS "Beagle" and the first hints of his theory of evolution and natural selection.
Discusses the evolution of the human species, relates the distinctions that set humans apart from apes, and explains how and why we developed social and cultural organizations.
Life already hangs in precarious balance for Phoenix and her family and friends as rebellion bubbles beneath every surface, but when the Adults return, offering desperate acts of salvation, they seem to forget that nature itself is calling the shots.
