Evolution and Ecology - The Pace of Life

Zusammenfassung Macroevolution is currently an area of considerable debate. In this highly readable book a leading palaeoecologist develops a new evolutionary synthesis based on evidence that! contrary to Darwin's ideas! the fossil record of the ice-ages shows that short term evolutionary processes cannot be extrapolated to longer timescales. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Development of ideas; 3. Orbital-forcing of climatic oscillations; 4. Geological evidence for orbital-forcing; 5. Biological response: distribution; 6. Biological response: evolution; 7. Biological response: extinction; 8. Evolution and ecology: synthesis; References; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: K. D. Bennett, K. D. (University of Cambridge) Bennett, K.d. Bennett, Bennett K. D., Bennett K. D.
• Con la collaborazione di: H. J. B. Birks (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.12.1996
• EAN: 9780521390286
• ISBN: 978-0-521-39028-6
• Pagine: 260
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Ecology (; Cambridge Studies in Ecology
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Evolution / Evolutionary biology