Evolution
An Introduction
Book
Hardback
394 pages
978-0-19-854969-7 (ISBN)
Description
A concise and clear introduction to evolutionary biology. This book introduces what is essential and exciting in evolutionary biology. It covers whole field and emphasises the important concepts for the student. Care has been taken to express complex and stimulating ideas in simple language, while the frequent examples and running summaries attempt to make reading fun. Its logical structure means that it can be read straight through, one chapter per sitting, and each chapter's links to its neighbours are clearly explained.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
150 line illustrations, glossary
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 180 mm
Weight
876 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-854969-7 (9780198549697)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
The Nature of Evolution; Adaptive Evolution; Neutral Evolution; Evolution as Changes in the Genetic Composition of Populations; The Origin and Maintenance of Genetic Variation; The Expression of Variation; The Evolution of Sex; The Evolution of Life Histories and Sex Ratios; Sexual Selection; Multilevel Selection and Genomic Conflict; Speciation; Systematics; The History of Life I - The Evolutionary Theatre; The History of Life II - Key Events in Evolution; Molecular Insights into History; Comparative Methods.