Innovations and novelty /
Presents the three basic divisions of living things--eubacteria, archaebacteria, and eukaryotes--and their evolutionary processes. Examines the evolutionary processes of fish that evolved into amphibians, and then into birds and mammals, and of mammals that returned to the sea (whales). Also examine...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. : [England] :
Films for the Humanities & Sciences ; BBC,
[1997]
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| Series: | History in our bones ;
lecture 4. |
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| Summary: | Presents the three basic divisions of living things--eubacteria, archaebacteria, and eukaryotes--and their evolutionary processes. Examines the evolutionary processes of fish that evolved into amphibians, and then into birds and mammals, and of mammals that returned to the sea (whales). Also examines the different speeds at which different animals evolve, and discusses intelligence as the greatest evolutionary innovation in animals. |
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| Item Description: | "The Royal Institution Christmas lectures." Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (59 min., 47 sec.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |
| Production Credits: | Editor, Ian Rutter. |