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| Genre/Form: | Textbooks Manuels d'enseignement supérieur 0 Gesamtdarstellung Lehrbuch |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Nicholas H Barton |
| ISBN: | 9780879696849 0879696842 |
| OCLC Number: | 86090399 |
| Description: | xiv, 833 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm |
| Contents: | pt. 1. An overview of evolutionary biology -- The history of evolutionary biology: Evolution and genetics -- The origin of molecular biology -- Evidence for evolution -- pt. 2. The origin and diversification of life -- The origin of life -- The last universal common ancestor and the tree of life -- Diversification of bacteria and archaea. I: Phylogeny and biology -- Diversification of bacteria and archaea. II: Genetics and genomics -- The origin and diversification of eukaryotes -- Multicellularity and development -- Diversification of plants and animals -- Evolution of developmental programs -- pt. 3. Evolutionary processes -- Generation of variation by mutation and recombination -- Variation in DNA and proteins -- Variation in genetically complex traits -- Random genetic drift -- Population structure -- Selection on variation -- The interaction between selection and other forces -- Measuring selection -- Phenotypic evolution -- Conflict and cooperation -- Species and speciation -- Evolution of genetic systems -- Evolution of novelty -- pt. 4. Human evolution -- Human evolutionary history -- Current issues in human evolution -- Online chapters -- Phylogenetic reconstruction -- Models of evolution. |
| Responsibility: | Nicholas H. Barton [and others]. |
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