On the Origin of Diversity

On the Origin of Diversity
ISBN-10
1905493878
ISBN-13
9781905493876
Category
Evolution (Biology)
Pages
391
Language
English
Published
2011
Publisher
FilamentPublishing Ltd
Author
Robin McMahon

Description

McMahon looks at what the future is for diversity and our species in particular, in his book which celebrates our evolution since our emergence as a species as described in Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species'.

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