Evolution

Informationen zum Autor Mark Ridley works in the Department of Zoology, Oxford University. He has previously held positions at Cambridge University, England, and at Emory University, Atlanta, in the U.S.A. Klappentext This anthology contains extracts from more than 60 scientific papers, by authors such as Stephen Jay Gould, Richard Dawkins, Francis Crick and Jacques Monod. It starts with Charles Darwin, but concentrates on modern research, including genomics. The extracts are organized in sections, enabling the reader to sample a range of views on each topic, and have been chosen for their readability as well as their scientific importance. Zusammenfassung Evolution contains extracts from 60 published scientific papers, by an impressive list of eminent scientific authors. The extracts are organized to enable the reader to sample a range of viewpoints on each topic. They are readable, and can be understood as well as enjoyed by the general reader and introductory biology students. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction A. From Darwin to the Modern Synthesis Section Introduction 1.: Darwin, C. (1858) Extract from an unpublished work on species 2.: Darwin, C. (1858) Abstract of a letter from C. Darwin, Esq., to Prof. Asa Gray, Boston, U.S.A. 3.: Maynard Smith, J. (1987) Weismann and modern biology 4.: Fisher, R. A. (1930) The nature of inheritance 5.: Wright, S. (1932) The roles of mutation, inbreeding, crossbreeding, and selection in evolution 6.: Haldane, J. B. S. (1949) Disease and evolution B. Natural selection and random drift in populations Section Introduction 7.: Kettlewell, H. B. D. (1958) A résumé of investigations of the evolution of melanism in the Lepidoptera 8.: Cook, L. M.; Dennis, R. L. H.; and G. S. Mani (1999). Melanic morph frequency in the peppered moth in the Manchester area 9.: Karn, M. N. and Penrose, L. S. (1951) Birth weight and gestation time in relation to infant survival 10.: Ulizzi, L. and Terrenato, L. (1992) Natural selection associated with birth weight. VI. Towards the end of the stabilizing component 11.: Gibbs, H. L and Grant, P. R. (1987) Oscillating selection on Darwin's finches 12.: Lewontin, R. C. The paradox of variation 13.: Kimura, M. Recent developments of the neutral theory C. Adaptation Section introduction 14.: Fisher, R. A. (1930). The nature of adaptation 15.: Williams, G. C. (1966). Adaptation and natural selection 16.: Grafen, A. (1986). Adaptation versus selection in progress 17.: Reeve, H. K. and Sherman, P. W. (1991). An operational, nonhistorical definition of adaptation 18.: Orr, H. A. and Coyne, J. The genetics of adaptation: a reassessment 19.: Cain, A. J. (1964). The perfection of animals 20.: Gould, S. J. and Lewontin, R. C. (1979). The spandrels of San Marco and the Panglossian paradigm: a critique of the adaptationist programme D. Speciation and biodiversity Section introduction 22.: Mayr, E. Typological v population thinking 23.: Mayr, E. Species concepts and their application 24.: Darwin, C. (1859) The sterility of hybrids 25.: Dobzhansky, T. (1970). Reproductive isolation as a product of genetic divergence and natural selection 26.: Rice, W. R. and Hostert, E. E. Laboratory experiments on speciation: what have we learned in 40 years? 27.: Coyne, J. H. and Orr, H. A. (2000). The evolutionary genetics of speciation 28.: Schluter, D. (2000) Ecological basis of postmating isolation 29.: Grant, V. Hybrid speciation E. Macroevolution Section introduction 30.: Erwin, D. H. and Anstey, R. L. (1995) Speciation in the fossil record 31.: De Beer, G. R. (1971). Homology: an unsolved problem 32.: Dawkins, R. (1996). The ey gene 33.: Dickinson, W. J. (1995) Molecules and morphology: where's the homology? 34.: Haeckel, E. (1905) The fundamental law of organic evolution 35....

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Introduction


• A. From Darwin to the Modern Synthesis


• Section Introduction


• 1.: Darwin, C. (1858) Extract from an unpublished work on species


• 2.: Darwin, C. (1858) Abstract of a letter from C. Darwin, Esq., to Prof. Asa Gray, Boston, U.S.A.


• 3.: Maynard Smith, J. (1987) Weismann and modern biology


• 4.: Fisher, R. A. (1930) The nature of inheritance


• 5.: Wright, S. (1932) The roles of mutation, inbreeding, crossbreeding, and selection in evolution


• 6.: Haldane, J. B. S. (1949) Disease and evolution


• B. Natural selection and random drift in populations


• Section Introduction


• 7.: Kettlewell, H. B. D. (1958) A résumé of investigations of the evolution of melanism in the Lepidoptera


• 8.: Cook, L. M.; Dennis, R. L. H.; and G. S. Mani (1999). Melanic morph frequency in the peppered moth in the Manchester area


• 9.: Karn, M. N. and Penrose, L. S. (1951) Birth weight and gestation time in relation to infant survival


• 10.: Ulizzi, L. and Terrenato, L. (1992) Natural selection associated with birth weight. VI. Towards the end of the stabilizing component


• 11.: Gibbs, H. L and Grant, P. R. (1987) Oscillating selection on Darwin's finches


• 12.: Lewontin, R. C. The paradox of variation


• 13.: Kimura, M. Recent developments of the neutral theory


• C. Adaptation


• Section introduction


• 14.: Fisher, R. A. (1930). The nature of adaptation


• 15.: Williams, G. C. (1966). Adaptation and natural selection


• 16.: Grafen, A. (1986). Adaptation versus selection in progress


• 17.: Reeve, H. K. and Sherman, P. W. (1991). An operational, nonhistorical definition of adaptation


• 18.: Orr, H. A. and Coyne, J. The genetics of adaptation: a reassessment


• 19.: Cain, A. J. (1964). The perfection of animals


• 20.: Gould, S. J. and Lewontin, R. C. (1979). The spandrels of San Marco and the Panglossian paradigm: a critique of the adaptationist programme


• D. Speciation and biodiversity


• Section introduction


• 22.: Mayr, E. Typological v population thinking


• 23.: Mayr, E. Species concepts and their application


• 24.: Darwin, C. (1859) The sterility of hybrids


• 25.: Dobzhansky, T. (1970). Reproductive isolation as a product of genetic divergence and natural selection


• 26.: Rice, W. R. and Hostert, E. E. Laboratory experiments on speciation: what have we learned in 40 years?


• 27.: Coyne, J. H. and Orr, H. A. (2000). The evolutionary genetics of speciation


• 28.: Schluter, D. (2000) Ecological basis of postmating isolation


• 29.: Grant, V. Hybrid speciation


• E. Macroevolution


• Section introduction


• 30.: Erwin, D. H. and Anstey, R. L. (199

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Mark Ridley
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 15.02.2004
• EAN: 9780199267941
• ISBN: 978-0-19-926794-1
• Seiten: 472
• Abmessung: 155 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Serien: Print on Demand; Oxford readers
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Naturwissenschaften allgemein; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Taxonomy, Taxonomy & systematics, Genetics (non-medical), Taxonomy and systematics