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In its scope and emphases, Evolution is a readily recognized descendant of the author's previous textbook, Evolutionary Biology. However, it is much shorter and is exclusively directed toward an undergraduate audience. Teachers and students will find the list of important concepts and terms in each chapter a helpful guide, and will appreciate the radically different dynamic figures and lively photographs. The content of all chapters has been updated, and material has been reorganized into new chapters such as "Conflict and Cooperation" and "How To Be Fit." Contributors Scott M. Edwards and John R. True have provided authoritative chapters on "Evolution of Genes and Genomes" and "Development and Evolution," two of the most rapidly developing subjects in evolutionary biology. A new final chapter on "Evolutionary Science, Creationism, and Society" treats such topics as the nature of science and the practical applications of evolutionary biology.
| ISBN | 0878931872 | | Pages | 750 | | ISBN13 | 9780878931873
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S. | | Weight (grammes) | 1701 | | Imprint | Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S. | | Published in | Sunderland | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 285 | | Publication date | 06 Apr 2005 | | Width (mm) | 220 | | Library of Congress | QH366.2 F8 | | Spine width (mm) | 28 | | DEWEY | 576.8 | | Academic level | Tertiary education, Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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| 1 | | Evolutionary biology | | 1 | | 2 | | The tree of life : classification and phylogeny | | 17 | | 3 | | Patterns of evolution | | 43 | | 4 | | Evolution in the fossil record | | 67 | | 5 | | A history of life on earth | | 91 | | 6 | | The geography of evolution | | 117 | | 7 | | The evolution of biodiversity | | 139 | | 8 | | The origin of genetic variation | | 161 | | 9 | | Variation | | 189 | | 10 | | Genetic drift : evolution at random | | 225 | | 11 | | Natural selection and adaptation | | 247 | | 12 | | The genetical theory of natural selection | | 269 | | 13 | | Evolution of phenotypic traits | | 297 | | 14 | | Conflict and cooperation | | 325 | | 15 | | Species | | 353 | | 16 | | Speciation | | 379 | | 17 | | How to be fit : reproductive success | | 405 | | 18 | | Coevolution : evolving interactions among species | | 429 | | 19 | | Evolution of genes and genomes | | 449 | | 20 | | Evolution and development | | 473 | | 21 | | Macroevolution : evolution above the species level | | 501 | | 22 | | Evolutionary science, creationism, and society | | 523 |
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