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Material Type: | Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Douglas J Futuyma |
ISBN: | 0878931872 9780878931873 |
OCLC Number: | 57311264 |
Awards: | Leidy Award; 2012. |
Description: | xv, 603 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm |
Contents: | Evolutionary biology -- The tree of life: classification and phylogeny -- Patterns of evolution -- Evolution in the fossil record -- A history of life on earth -- The geography of evolution -- The evolution of biodiversity -- The origin of genetic variation -- Variation -- Genetic drift: evolution at random -- Natural selection and adaptation -- The genetical theory of natural selection -- Evolution of phenotypic traits -- Conflict and cooperation -- Species -- Speciation -- How to be fit: reproductive success -- Coevolution: evolving interactions among species -- Evolution of genes and genomes -- Evolution and development -- Macroevolution: evolution above the species level -- Evolutionary science, creationism, and society. |
Responsibility: | Douglas J. Futuyma. |
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Abstract:
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.
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