Niche Construction - How Life Contributes to Its Own Evolution

Forthcoming from the MIT Press

List of contents

Part 1—Life on any planet
1—What is life?
2—Information
3—Adaptation.
4—Meaningful information.
5—Life on any planet
Part 2—Life on Earth
6—The origin of life on Earth.
7—Supplementary ‘knowledge=gaining’ processes in evolution.
8—The origin and evolution of ecosystems.
9—Extending the synthesis
10—How are humans contributing to the evolution of life?
Notes
References
Index

About the author

John Odling-Smee is Emeritus Fellow of Mansfield College, University of Oxford. He is a coauthor of Niche Construction: The Neglected Process in Evolution.

Product details

• Authors: John Odling-Smee
• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.09.2024
• EAN: 9780262548168
• ISBN: 978-0-262-54816-8
• No. of pages: 408
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology; Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Biology, life sciences