In the Blink of an Eye : How Vision Kick-Started the Big Bang of Evolution (Paperback)

from rnsulentic

This book will open your eyes. (pun intended). Parker makes a compelling case for the reason for the "Cambrian explosion"--the development of sight by animals.

from JNSelko

The most rational and easily defended explanation for the Cambrian explosion I have ever read (although rationality and defensibility do not make it true). It seems so simple now...

from name99

Interesting, but ultimately frustrating. Parker's thesis is that what triggered the Cambrian Explosion was the evolution of decent eyes, most likely initially in trilobites. The idea is that with effective vision came effective predation which in turn led to (a) a period of much more aggressive s...

from setnahkt

Frustrating. Andrew Parker's thesis is the development of vision initiated the “Cambrian Explosion” by making predators much more effective and requiring the equivalent adaptation in prey. The problem is, Parker has gone to such lengths to make In The Blink of an Eye accessible to lay audiences t...

from rnsulentic

This book will open your eyes. (pun intended). Parker makes a compelling case for the reason for the "Cambrian explosion"--the development of sight by animals.