Evolutionary Principles
Peter Calow(Author)
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Published in October 1982
Book
Hardback
116 pages
978-0-216-91396-7 (ISBN)
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Description
The last few years have seen a number of new books on evolutionary biology. However most of these are either large or specialized. This is an attempt to produce a thin, general version for undergraduate use. Thinness, of course, demands selectivity, and the aim has been to concentrate on the principles of the subject rather than on the details-principles, that is, of both theory and practice. Thinness also sometimes means that a certain level of knowledge is assumed in the readership, but I hope that this is not the case here, and my intention has certainly been to produce something that is as intelligible to the uninitiated as it is to the well-informed. As for the bibliography, I refer, where possible, to reviews rather than primary sources, so a citation should not be taken to imply any sort of precedence. In developing the theme, I have adopted a loosely historical approach, not only because I believe that this makes for more interesting reading but also because the subject, like the subject it addresses, has evolved under the critical eye of a selective process.
Problems have been perceived, hypotheses have been formulated to explain them, facts have been amassed to test the hypotheses, more problems have been perceived, more hypotheses formu- lated, and so on.
Problems have been perceived, hypotheses have been formulated to explain them, facts have been amassed to test the hypotheses, more problems have been perceived, more hypotheses formu- lated, and so on.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Publishing group
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Target group
College/higher education
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biography
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
625 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-216-91396-7 (9780216913967)
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Content
1. History of Evolutionary Principles.- 2. Mechanisms of Inheritance.- 3. Adaptation.- 4. Evolution and Development.- 5. Macroevolution.- References.