Relative newcomers within the story of evolution, mammals are hugely successful and have colonized land, water, and air. Tom Kemp discusses the great diversity of mammalian species, and looks at how their very disparate characteristics, physiologies, and behaviours are all largely driven by one uniting factor: endothermy, or warm-bloodedness.
Relative newcomers within the story of evolution, mammals are hugely successful and have colonized land, water, and air. Tom Kemp discusses the great diversity of mammalian species, and looks at how their very disparate characteristics, physiologies, and behaviours are all largely driven by one uniting factor: endothermy, or warm-bloodedness.
Dr T. S. Kemp is Emeritus Research Fellow at St John's College, Oxford, and a widely respected expert on the evolution of mammals. He is the author of several books widely used by students, including The Origin and Evolution of Mammals (OUP, 2005), and The Origin of Higher Taxa (OUP, 2015).
Inhaltsangabe
1: What is a mammal? 2: The origin of mammals 3: The radiation of mammals 4: Carnivorous mammals 5: Herbivorous mammals 6: Diggers and burrowers 7: Aquatic mammals 8: Flying mammals 9: Primates 10: Humans and mammals: the past and the future References Further Reading Index
1: What is a mammal? 2: The origin of mammals 3: The radiation of mammals 4: Carnivorous mammals 5: Herbivorous mammals 6: Diggers and burrowers 7: Aquatic mammals 8: Flying mammals 9: Primates 10: Humans and mammals: the past and the future References Further Reading Index
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