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Ghosts of Gondwana : the history of life in New Zealand / George Gibbs.

By:

Gibbs, George W [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Nelson, N.Z. : Craig Potton Publishing, 2006Description: 232 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1877333484
9781877333484

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

578.0993 22

Summary: "New Zealand is an extraordinary place, unique on Earth, and the remarkable story of how and why life evolved here is the subject of Ghosts of Gondwana. The science that traces the history of life on Earth is called historical biogeography and it is the theme of this book. George Gibbs' very accessible story summarises exciting new research which leads to an understanding of where our fauna and flora came from and how they evolved to become some of the strangest in the world. It also reveals the landmark events in our deep history which have moulded the life of today and presents a balanced view of the arguments which accompany this type of speculative science."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-215) and index.

"New Zealand is an extraordinary place, unique on Earth, and the remarkable story of how and why life evolved here is the subject of Ghosts of Gondwana. The science that traces the history of life on Earth is called historical biogeography and it is the theme of this book. George Gibbs' very accessible story summarises exciting new research which leads to an understanding of where our fauna and flora came from and how they evolved to become some of the strangest in the world. It also reveals the landmark events in our deep history which have moulded the life of today and presents a balanced view of the arguments which accompany this type of speculative science."--BOOK JACKET.

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