Isbn: 9781331884842 - the ancestry of vertebrates: as a means of understanding the principal features of their structure and development (classic reprint) (3 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book delves into the evolution of life on Earth, with a special focus on the relationship between vertebrates and invertebrates. The author challenges the prevailing theory that vertebrates evolved from annelids, proposing instead that they originated from a common ancestor shared with annelids. Through extensive analysis of embryological development and comparative anatomy, the book presents a novel and compelling argument for this alternative theory. The author demonstrates significant parallels between the medullary tube of vertebrates and the stomodaeum of protostomes (invertebrates with a mouth and anus), suggesting that the former may have evolved from the latter. This theory has wide-ranging implications for our understanding of vertebrate evolution, shedding new light on the origins of the head, brain, and other key features. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…