The Journal of Heredity 2002:93(6)
© 2002 The American Genetic Association 93:461
Book Review |
The Biology of the Deep Ocean
Department of Pathology UCSD Medical Center San Diego, CA 92103
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By Peter Herring. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 2002.
On first blush one might ask why this book is being reviewed for a genetic journal such as the Journal of Heredity. The reason becomes more evident as one reads this searching review of the pelagic environment in depth. It is a marvelous introduction to the complexity of aquatic life that leads us to marvel over how DNA can