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Bite : an incisive history of teeth, from hagfish to humans /

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"A longtime research associate in zoology at the American Museum of Natural History, Bill Schutt turns his expertise to teeth, taking readers on a fascinating and sometimes creepy journey through their natural, scientific, and cultural history, arguing that tooth evolution has been the most imp...

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Main Author: Schutt, Bill (Author)
Other Authors: Wynne, Patricia (Illustrator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Teeth > Evolution > Popular works.
Teeth > Popular works.
Dentition > Popular works.
Adaptation (Biology) > Popular works.
Dents > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Dentition > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General.
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Summary:"A longtime research associate in zoology at the American Museum of Natural History, Bill Schutt turns his expertise to teeth, taking readers on a fascinating and sometimes creepy journey through their natural, scientific, and cultural history, arguing that tooth evolution has been the most important factor to vertebrate species' success"--
Physical Description:308 pages : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781643756158 (electronic bk.)
164375615X (electronic bk.)