Aristotle's ladder, Darwin's tree the evolution of visual metaphors for biological order / J. David Archibald.
| Author/creator | Archibald, J. David |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Columbia University Press, [2014] |
| Description | xii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Blaming aristotle -- The roots of the tree of life -- Competing visual metaphors -- Deciphering darwin's trees -- The gilded age of evolutionary trees -- The waning and waxing of darwinian trees -- Revolutions in tree building -- The paragon of animals. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-227) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013050622 |
| ISBN | 9780231164122 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0231164122 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |