
Science on Trial
Case for Evolution
Douglas J. Futuyma(Author)
Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S. (Publisher)
Published on 1. April 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
287 pages
978-0-87893-184-2 (ISBN)
Description
The author strikes a telling blow for biology in the ongoing war of words with the 'creationists'. He provides a convincing explanation of the evolutionary process and at the same time an insight into the nature of scientific inquiry. "...can be read for pleasure and profit by people at all levels of biological sophistication ...a first-class book." The Quarterly Review of Biology
More details
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Sunderland
United States
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
40 illustrations, notes
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
380 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87893-184-2 (9780878931842)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Reason Under Fire - The Growth of Evolutionary Science - The Legacy of the Taxonomists - The Fossil Record - Human Evolution - Natural Selection and Adaptation - Chance and Mutation - The Origin of Species - Scientific Knowledge - Creationist Arguments - The Case for Evolution - The Social Role of Evolution