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Fascinating case studies highlight evolutionary research in the lab and in the wild
From Darwin to DNA -- your objective guide to the key concepts of evolution
Want to get a clear understanding of evolution? This plain-English guide explains what evolution is, how it works, and the ways it affects your life. You'll see how evolution impacts everything from body shape to behavior to choosing a Dieses Produkt haben wir gerade leider nicht auf Lager.
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Erscheinungsdatum
28.03.2008
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9780470117736
Herausgeber
John Wiley & Sons
Sonderedition
Nein
Autor
Greg Krukonis
Seitenanzahl
388
Auflage
1
Einbandart
Taschenbuch
Autorenporträt
Dr. Greg Krukonis: Greg Kukonis has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania and a PhD from the University of Arizona, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. He has been a postdoctoral researcher at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and Stanford University. He is currently an adjunct assistant professor of biology at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon.
Tracy Barr: Tracy Barr is a professional writer and editor who has authored or co-authored several other books for Wiley, including Adoption For Dummies, Cast-Iron Cooking For Dummies, Yorkshire Terriers For Dummies, and Latin For Dummies. She lives in Indianapolis with her husband and four children.
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Biowissenschaften
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction.
Part I: What Evolution Is.
Chapter 1: What Evolution Is and Why You Need to Know.
Chapter 2: The Science -- Past and Present -- of Evolution.
Chapter 3: Getting into Your Genes: (Very) Basic Genetics.
Part II: How Evolution Works.
Chapter 4: Variation: A Key Requirement for Evolution.
Chapter 5: Natural Selection and Adaptations in Action.
Chapter 6: Random Evolution and Genetic Drift: Sometimes It's All about Chance.
Chapter 7: Quantitative Genetics: When Many Genes Act at Once.
Chapter 8: Species and Speciation.
Chapter 9: Phylogenetics: Reconstructing the Tree of Life.
Part III: What Evolution Does.
Chapter 10: The Evolution of Life History.
Chapter 11: Units of Selection and the Evolution of Social Behavior.
Chapter 12: Evolution and Sex.
Chapter 13: Co-evolution: The Evolution of Interacting Species.
Chapter 14: Evo-Devo: The Evolution of Development.
Chapter 15: Molecular Evolution.
Part IV: Evolution and Your World.
Chapter 16: Human Evolution.
Chapter 17: The Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance.
Chapter 18: HIV: The Origin and Evolution of a Virus.
Chapter 19: Influenza: One Flu, Two Flu, Your Flu, Bird Flu.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 20: Ten Fascinating Fossil Finds.
Chapter 21: Ten Amazing Adaptations.
Chapter 22: Ten Arguments against Evolution and Why They're Wrong.
Index.
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18.7 cm
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