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Encyclopedia of evolution

Author: Stanley A Rice
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Facts On File, ©2007.
Series: Facts on File science library.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Spans modern evolutionary science and the history of its development. Features more than 200 cross-referenced entries and includes five essays that explore ethical issues related to evolutionary science.
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Genre/Form: Encyclopedias
Encyclopédies
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Stanley A Rice
ISBN: 0816055157 9780816055159
OCLC Number: 62281769
Description: xv, 468 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Contents: Introduction --
Entries A-Z --
Feature essays: "How much do genes control human behavior?" --
"What are the 'Ghosts of Evolution'?" --
"Can an evolutionary scientist be religious?" --
"Why do humans die?" --
"Are humans alone in the universe?" --
Appendix: "Darwin's 'One long argument': a summary of Origin of Species."
Series Title: Facts on File science library.
Responsibility: Stanley A. Rice ; foreword by Massimo Pigliucci.
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Spans modern evolutionary science and the history of its development. Features more than 200 cross-referenced entries and includes five essays that explore ethical issues related to evolutionary science.

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