|
" Evolution / "
Douglas J. Futuyma, Stony Brook University, Mark Kirkpatrick, University of Texas at Austin.
| Document Type
|
:
|
BL
|
| Record Number
|
:
|
854162
|
| Main Entry
|
:
|
Futuyma, Douglas J.,1942-
|
| Title & Author
|
:
|
Evolution /\ Douglas J. Futuyma, Stony Brook University, Mark Kirkpatrick, University of Texas at Austin.
|
| Edition Statement
|
:
|
Fourth edition.
|
| Publication Statement
|
:
|
Sunderland, Massachusetts U.S.A. :: Sinauer Associates, Inc., Publishers,, [2017]
|
| Page. NO
|
:
|
xviii, 599 pages, 98 pages in various pagings :: illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ;; 29 cm
|
| ISBN
|
:
|
1605356050
|
|
|
:
|
: 9781605356051
|
| Bibliographies/Indexes
|
:
|
Includes bibliographical references and index.
|
| Contents
|
:
|
Unit I. An idea that changed the world. Evolutionary biology -- The tree of life -- Natural selection and adaptation -- Unit II. How evolution works. Mutation and variation -- The genetical theory of natural selection -- Phenotypic evolution -- Genetic drift : evolution at random -- Evolution in space -- Species and speciation -- Unit III. Products of evolution : what natural selection has wrought. All about sex -- How to be fit -- Cooperation and conflict -- Interactions among species -- The evolution of genes and genomes -- Evolution and development -- Unit IV. Macroevolution and the history of life. Phylogeny : the unity and diversity of life -- The history of life -- The geography of evolution -- The evolution of biological diversity -- Macroevolution : evolution above the species level -- Unit V. Evolution and Homo sapiens. The evolutionary story of Homo sapiens -- Evolution and society.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Evolution (Biology)
|
| Subject
|
:
|
42.21 evolution.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Evolution (Biology)
|
| Dewey Classification
|
:
|
576.8
|
| LC Classification
|
:
|
QH366.2.F87 2017
|
| Added Entry
|
:
|
Kirkpatrick, Mark,1956-
|
| |