An edition of The mystery of metamorphosis
(2011)
The mystery of metamorphosis
a scientific detective story
by Ryan, Frank
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How does a caterpillar transform into a butterfly, or plankton-feeding larvae grow into gorgeous sea stars? Metamorphosis has captivated our imagination for thousands of years. Yet it remains, largely, a mystery. Award-winning author Frank Ryan delves into that mystery with the keen eye of a scientist, the skill of an expert storyteller, and the tenacity of a detective tracking down one of science's least-understood phenomena.
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Evolution (Biology), Metamorphosis, Larvae, Hybridization, BiologyPeople
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The mystery of metamorphosis: a scientific detective story
2011, Chelsea Green Pub.
in English
1603583416 9781603583411
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Table of Contents
The beautiful mystery
Anomalies in the Tree of Life. The birth of an idea ; A puzzle wrapped in an enigma ; First experiments ; The price of iconoclasm ; Challenging the Tree of Life ; "This is impossible!" ; Catastrophe
The butterfly's tale. The evening of the Great Peacock ; The science of life ; Elementary questions and deductions ; The phoenix in its crucible ; Two souls in one body ; Bizarre extrapolations ; Assembling the jigsaw puzzle ; Ecology's magic bullet
New perspectives. On the steps of York Minster ; The first genetic testing ; The evolutionary potential of hybridization ; A new life-form
The molecular age. The puzzle of the hornworm brain ; Aristotle or Darwin? ; Cues and common links ; A tale in a tail ; Of frogs and their relatives ; The wonder of development ; The human brain
A sting in the tail.
Edition Notes
"A Sciencewriters book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-280) and index.
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