Here Be Dragons: How the Study of Animal and Plant Distributions Revolutionized Our Views of Life and Earth

By Dennis McCarthy

Book Overview

Why do we find polar bears only in the Arctic and penguins only in the Antarctic? Why are marsupials found only in Australia and South America? In a book that Science News called "fascinating and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199595666
• ISBN13: 9780199595662
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.0" x 0.6" x 7.6"