books by Frank K. McKinney

books by Frank K. McKinney

books:

Frank K. McKinney

The Northern Adriatic Ecosystem: Deep Time in a Shallow Sea (Critical Moments in Earth History & Paleontology)
Frank K. McKinney

Columbia University Press, 2007

-- David J. Bottjer, University of Southern California

Evolutionary Patterns: Growth, Form, and Tempo in the Fossil Record

University Of Chicago Press, 2001

With all the recent advances in molecular and evolutionary biology, one could almost wonder why we need the fossil record. Molecular sequence data can resolve taxonomic relationships, experiments with fruit flies demonstrate evolution and development in real time, and field studies of Galapagos finches have provided the strongest evidence for ...

Bryozoan Evolution
Frank K. McKinney, Jeremy B. C. Jackson

University Of Chicago Press, 1991

The authors argue that the growth pattern and form of the colony in many bryozoans is an adaptive strategy rather than a stable genetic character. " Bryozoan Evolution is profusely illustrated and has a bibliography of over 400 titles. It will find an appreciative audience of paleontologists, invertebrate zoologists, and ecologists thanks to its ...

Exercises in Invertebrate Paleontology
Frank K. McKinney

Blackwell Science Inc, 1991

Designed for use in conjunction with a variety of textbooks, but particularly with Boardman's "Fossil Invertebrates" , the manual provides exercises, tying palaeobiological concepts to an examination of fossil specimens. So that its use can be tailored to the fossil material available, the manual includes more exercises than will be required by ...