Science Masters: Plan And Purpose In Nature - Rilegato

Williams, George C

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ISBN 10: 0297816462 ISBN 13: 9780297816461

Casa editrice: W&N, 1996

Riassunto

Plan and Purpose in Nature is a brilliant survey of Darwinian evolution in the natural world. It tells the story not only of the wonderful adaptations which the process of the natural selection produces throughout nature,but also the limitations of evolution for the 20th century human beings,which environment and diet have changed drastically while their biology and psychology have not.

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George C. Williams explains how evolution can produce remarkable adaptations in the natural world, and examines how the same process can also produce design flaws that can cause serious problems in living things - including in human beings.

L'autore

George C. Williams is recognized internationally as a leading authority in the study of evolutionary biology. His book Adaptation and Natural Selection, published in 1996, has had an enormous influence on evolutionary thinking. His other books include Sex and Evolution, Natural Selection: Domains, Levels and Challenge and (with Rudolph Nesse) Evolution and Healing: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine. Dr Williams is Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolution at the State University of New York.

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• Editore: W&N
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0297816462
• ISBN 13: 9780297816461
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 176