Remarkable creatures : (Record no. 9226)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 01287cam a2200193 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780547247786 (pbk.) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0547247788 (pbk.) : |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | BTCTA |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Modifying agency | TKU |
| -- | YDXCP |
| -- | MRQ |
| -- | MYG |
| -- | UPZ |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 508 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Carroll, Sean B. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Remarkable creatures : |
| Remainder of title | epic adventures in the search for the origins of species / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Sean B. Carroll. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York : |
| Name of publisher | Mariner Books |
| Year of publication | 2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xix, 331 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill., maps ; |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | A mixture of spirit and deed -- Introduction: Humboldt's gifts -- 1: The making of a theory -- Reverend Darwin's detour -- Drawing a line between monkeys and kangaroos -- Life imitates life -- 2: The loveliest bones -- Java man -- To the big bang, on horseback -- Where the dragon laid her eggs -- The day the mesozoic died -- Dinosaurs of a feather -- It's a fishapod! -- 3: The natural history of humans -- Journey to the Stone Age -- Clocks, trees, and H-bombs -- CSI: Neander Valley -- Afterword: the shape of things to come. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | An award-wining biologist explores the dramatic expeditions that unearthed the history of life on Earth--from the epic journeys of pioneering naturalists to the breakthroughs making headlines today. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Evolution (Biology) |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Naturalists |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIS Library | DIS Library | Non-Fiction 3F | 17/11/2015 | 508 Carroll | MH006404 | Books |