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Available
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Publication
W.H. Freeman & Company (1987), Edition: 2nd, Paperback, 376 pages
Description
"An all-inclusive catalogue of the world's living diversity, Five Kingdoms defines and describes the major divisions, or phyla, of nature's five great kingdoms - bacteria, protoctists, animals, fungi, and plants - using a modern classification scheme that is consistent with both the fossil record and molecular data. Generously illustrated and remarkably easy to follow, it not only allows readers to sample the full range of life forms inhabiting our planet but to familiarize themselves with the taxonomic theories by which all organisms' origins and distinctive characteristics are traced and classified."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
376 p.; 9.1 inches
ISBN
0716719126 / 9780716719120