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OverviewPlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Dr. Geerat J. Vermeij, born in the Netherlands, is a professor of geology at the University of California at Davis. Blind from the age of three, he graduated from Princeton University in 1968 and received his Ph.D. in biology and geology from Yale University in 1971. An evolutionary biologist and paleontologist, he studies marine molluscs both as fossils and as living creatures. His books include Evolution and Escalation: An Ecological History of Life, A Natural History of Shells, Privileged Hands and Nature: An Economic History. He starting writing about his Escalation hypothesis in the 1980s. He received a MacArthur Fellowship in 1992. In 2000 Vermeij was awarded the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal from the National Academy of Sciences. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Carleton Olegario MaximoPublisher: Betascript Publishing Imprint: Betascript Publishing Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.267kg ISBN: 9786136840741ISBN 10: 613684074 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 01 July 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: In stock Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |