The Princeton Guide to Evolution - Softcover

 
9780691175874: The Princeton Guide to Evolution
Softcover
ISBN 10: 069117587X ISBN 13: 9780691175874
Verlag: Princeton University Press, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

The Princeton Guide to Evolution is a comprehensive, concise, and authoritative reference to the major subjects and key concepts in evolutionary biology, from genes to mass extinctions. Edited by a distinguished team of evolutionary biologists, with contributions from leading researchers, the guide contains some 100 clear, accurate, and up-to-date articles on the most important topics in seven major areas: phylogenetics and the history of life; selection and adaptation; evolutionary processes; genes, genomes, and phenotypes; speciation and macroevolution; evolution of behavior, society, and humans; and evolution and modern society. Complete with more than 100 illustrations (including eight pages in color), glossaries of key terms, suggestions for further reading on each topic, and an index, this is an essential volume for undergraduate and graduate students, scientists in related fields, and anyone else with a serious interest in evolution. * Explains key topics in some 100 concise and authoritative articles written by a team of leading evolutionary biologists * Contains more than 100 illustrations, including eight pages in color * Each article includes an outline, glossary, bibliography, and cross-references * Covers phylogenetics and the history of life; selection and adaptation; evolutionary processes; genes, genomes, and phenotypes; speciation and macroevolution; evolution of behavior, society, and humans; and evolution and modern society

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Jonathan B. Losos is the Monique and Philip Lehner Professor for the Study of Latin America and professor of organismic and evolutionary biology at Harvard University.

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"The marvelous new tools and theoretical approaches that have so greatly deepened our understanding of evolution over the past few decades are clearly and concisely presented in this splendid new guide, which should be of use to everyone involved in the field."--Peter H. Raven, president emeritus of the Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis

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Verlag
Princeton University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2017
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
069117587X
ISBN 13 
9780691175874
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
896
Herausgeber
Losos Jonathan B. Losos, Baum David A., Futuyma Douglas J., Hoekstra Hopi E., Lenski Richard E., Moore Allen J., Peichel Catherine L., Schluter Dolph, Whitlock Michael C.
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