Extinction : bad genes or bad luck?

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Extinction : bad genes or bad luck?

David M. Raup

W.W. Norton, 1991

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Includes index

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Description

A study which charts the history of evolution from the dawn of life on Earth to the present day. Physical causes of the extinction of numerous species, such as global cooling, volcanism, meteors and the fall of the sea level, are assessed in terms of their plausibility.

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  • NCID
    BA13591730
  • ISBN
    • 0393030083
  • LCCN
    90027192
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvii, 210 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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