Restless Creatures: The Story of Life in Ten Movements
From flying pterodactyls to walking primates, the story of life as told through the evolution of locomotion.Most of us never think about how we get from one place to another. For most people, putting one foot in front of the other requires no thought at all. Yet the fact that we and other species...
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From flying pterodactyls to walking primates, the story of life as told through the evolution of locomotion.Most of us never think about how we get from one place to another. For most people, putting one foot in front of the other requires no thought at all. Yet the fact that we and other species are able to do so is one of the great triumphs of evolution. To truly underst
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ISBN:
9780465065721
Publisher: Basic Books
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Matt Wilkinsons takes a fascinating look at movement. This is a rather novel perspective of the now commonly boring subject of evolution that injects new life and ideas into the subject. The author manages to discuss topics and provide examples that I haven't come across before in other popular sc...
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