About this book -- Our bedroom -- Microbes -- Protists -- Fungi -- Animals -- Dry land -- Lichens -- Plants -- Arthropods on land -- Vertebrates -- Amphibians -- Proto-mammals -- Dinosaurs -- Pterosaurs -- Crocodiles -- Birds -- Mammals -- From monkeys to the missing link -- The line to Homo sapiens -- Neandertals -- Why do we look the way we look? -- The San, formerly known as Bushmen -- Gaia's rule one : find a source of energy -- Gaia's rule two : protect yourself -- Gaia's rule three : reproduce -- The present -- The future -- Coda.
Summary:
"Provides an overview of the commonality of life on Earth. Inspired by the idea of symbiosis in evolution, the book explores the challenges and behaviors shared by creatures from bacteria to humans and all those in between"--Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.