TY - BOOK AU - Hedges,S.Blair AU - Kumar,Sudhir TI - The timetree of life T2 - Oxford biology SN - 9780191560156 AV - QH367.5 .T56 2009eb U1 - 576.8 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Evolution (Biology) KW - Phylogeny KW - Phylogenèse KW - SCIENCE KW - Life Sciences KW - Evolution KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Fylogeni KW - sao KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Foreword; Preface; List of Contributors; I. INTRODUCTION; II. TIMETREES; Index N2 - This is a comprehensive reference source on the evolution of life, especially the family tree of organisms and when they originated in time. More than 100 experts on different organisms have distilled the latest research on the evolution of life, primarily from analyses of gene sequences but also from the fossil record. - ;The evolutionary history of life includes two primary components: phylogeny and timescale. Phylogeny refers to the branching order (relationships) of species or other taxa within a group and is crucial for understanding the inheritance of traits and for erecting classificati UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=271274 ER -