Introduction to Biological Evolution - Brossura

Kardong, Kenneth

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0071285822 ISBN 13: 9780071285827

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2007

Riassunto

Written for a general college audience, this book offers an introduction to the principles and significance of Darwinian evolution. It differs from most other textbooks on evolution in three fundamental ways: First, it is intended for students taking evolution early in their studies. Second, it examines the intellectual significance of Darwinian evolution. Third, the text departs from the standard treatment of evolution in other textbooks, wherein the arguments are reductionist, molecular, and overwhelmingly genetic in emphasis.
Ken Kardong, also author of Vertebrates; Comparative Anatomy, Function, Evolution, is known for his accessible writing style. His almost conversational approach to this topic puts the reader at ease while learning evolutionary concepts. The result is an inviting book -- that will be read.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Ken Kardong is a professor in the zoology department at Washington State University, Pullman, WA.  He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois and his MS and BA from the University of Washington.  In addition to teaching comparative anatomy and evolution, Ken is also involved in developing software programs for use in the laboratory sections of these courses. 

Contenuti:

1 Evolution of Evolution
2 Time
3 Heredity
4 Emergence of Life
5 Diversity of Life
6 Evidence of Evolution
7 Selection
8 Variation: Spice of Life
9 Speciation
10 Co-Evolution
11 Life History Strategies
12 Life in Groups
13 Extinctions
14 Human Evolution: The Early Years
15 Human Evolution - Building Modern Humans
16 Evolutionary Biology: Today and Beyond
appendix 1 Cell Division - A Review
Appendix 2 Taxonomy
Appendix 3 Molecular Clocks

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0071285822
• ISBN 13: 9780071285827
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 416