Evolution (2nd edition)
A clear and well-illustrated introduction to the origin and diversification of life on Earth
ISBN: 0565091336
Author: Colin Patterson
Evolution (2nd edition) |
£ 12.00 |
Introducing the latest ideas on how life originated and diversified on Earth, this clear and well-illustrated book provides a concise and interesting summary of modern evolutionary theory. Following the successful first edition, it is written for those who have little or no formal training in science and is an ideal introduction for students. Teachers of biology will also find it a valuable reference text.
Contents: Propositions, Species, Variation within species, Heredity, Genetics and variation, Mutation, Natural selection theory, Selection in action, Neutral evolution and the molecular clock, Gene families and gene evolution, The origin of species, Speciation in the Galapagos Islands, The hierarchy of life, Proof and disproof; science and politics, The origin and early evolution of life, Evolution and humanity, Who's who, Further reading, Glossary, Index.
Product information
Paperback, 189 x 246 mm, 166 pp, 1998
0 565 09133 6
Published by the Natural History Museum, London
Delivery information
US individuals and trade customers: order from Cornell University Press
Aus/NZ individuals and trade customers: order from CSIRO
UK/rest of world trade customers: order from NBN International
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