Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearance of Species
- ISBN-10
- 0345288955
- ISBN-13
- 9780345288950
- Series
- Extinction
- Category
- Ecology
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1983
- Authors
- Paul R. Ehrlich, Anne H. Ehrlich
Description
David Hopcraft , “ Nature's technology , ” Mitchell Prize Paper , 1979 ( mimeo ) . 28. ... G. G. Edmunds , Jr. , and D. N. Alstad , “ Coevolution in insect herbivores and conifers , ” Science 199 : 941-945 , 1978 ; K. B. Sturgeon ...
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