Domesticated: Evolution in a Man-Made World

Informationen zum Autor Richard C. Francis is a science journalist with a PhD in neurobiology from Stony Brook University. He is the author of the acclaimed books Domesticated , Epigenetics , and Why Men Won’t Ask for Directions . Klappentext The wolf evolved into the Pekingese, the wildcat into the tabby cat and the auroch into the milk-producing cow. This happened through the process called "domestication". Domesticated creatures have served us well- without them, civilisation as we know it would not exist. Richard C. Francis weaves history, archaeology and anthropology, while seamlessly integrating the most cutting-edge ideas in twenty-first-century biology, to create a fascinating narrative. Each domesticated species is a case study in evolution, and two key themes emerge: that domestication often results in the retention of juvenile traits and that evolution remains fundamentally a conservative process. Francis also explores the ways in which these themes apply to human evolution. Zusammenfassung The amazing story of how certain ancient animals chose to live near humans! thus sealing their evolutionary fate.

Product details

• Authors: Richard C Francis, Richard C. Francis, Francis Richard C.
• Publisher: Norton and Co Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.07.2015
• EAN: 9780393064605
• ISBN: 978-0-393-06460-5
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 245 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Evolution, popular science, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Animals & society, Animals and society, Animals and society / Animal rights - issues and debates