『骨から見る生物の進化』（原書） Evolution in Action: Natural History

Panafieu, Jean-Baptiste de/ Gries, Patrick

Thames & Hudson Ltd（2007/11発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 288 p.
• 商品コード 9780500513705
• DDC分類 576.8

基本説明

世界初の驚異的な「骨格」写真集。哺乳類から魚類までの現生脊椎動物たちを精密で躍動感あふれる高精度印刷で再現。約200点の写真を収録。邦訳・河出書房新社。

Full Description

Spectacular, mysterious, elegant and disturbing - the compelling beauty of vertebrate skeletons is revealed as never before in this astonishing collection of photographs, which offers an original explanation of the mechanics of evolution. By observing these bones we come to understand the evolutionary relationship between animals and also retrace our own history.

Contents

1. Architecture; 2. Classification; 3. The Birth of Species; 4. Selection and Seduction; 5. The Power of Environment; 6. Evolutionary Tinkering; 7. Constructions and Deconstructions; 8. A Question of Size; 9. Time and Evolution; 10. Our Family.