The seventy great mysteries of the natural world
By: edited by Michael J. Benton.
Contributors: Benton, M. J.
Publisher: Thames & Hudson; Thames & Hudson, Limited
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780500251430
Subjects: Natural history; Biology
Description: Draws on the perspectives of sixty eminent scientists to discuss what is currently understood about the functioning of the planet as it relates to massive changes in the environment, in an extensively illustrated reference that features such sections as evolution, animal behavior, and global warming.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 292-297) and index.