The Animal Kingdom: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introd

Oxford University Press

The Animal Kingdom\nby Peter Holland\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Peter Holland\nTitle: The Animal Kingdom\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Zoology and animal sciences\nPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA\nPublication year: 2011\nISBN-13: 9780199593217\nISBN-10: 0199593213\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThe animal world is immensely diverse, and our understanding of it has been greatly enhanced by analysis of DNA and the study of evolution and development (''evo-devo''). In this Very Short Introduction Peter Holland presents a modern tour of the animal kingdom. Beginning with the definition of animals (not obvious in biological terms), he takes the reader through the h.