Evolution - 2nd Ed

This is a comprehensive treatment of contemporary evolutionary biology, addressing major themes - including the history of evolution, evolutionary processes, adaptation, and evolution as an explanatory framework - at levels of biological organization ranging from genomes to ecological communities.

Sommario

From the contents:
- Evolutionary Biology
- The Tree of Life: Classification and Phylogeny
- Patterns of Evolution
- Evolution in the Fossil Record
- The History of Life
- The Geography of Evolution
- The Evolution of Biodiversity
- The Origin of Genetic Variation
- Variation
- Genetic Drift: Evolution at Random
- Natural Selection and Adaptation
- The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection
- The Evolution of Phenotypic Traits
- The Evolution of Life Histories
- How to be Fit: Reproductive Success
- Conflict and Cooperation
- Species
- Speciation
- Coevolution: Evolving Interactions among Species
- Evolution of Genes and Genomes
- Evolution and Development
- Macroevolution: Evolution above the Species Level
- Evolutionary Science, Creationism, and Society
- Glossary
- Literature Cited
- Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Douglas Futuyma, Douglas J. Futuyma
• Con la collaborazione di: Andrew D. Sinauer (Editore)
• Editore: Sinauer Associates
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 03.06.2009
• EAN: 9780878932238
• ISBN: 978-0-87893-223-8
• Pagine: 633
• Dimensioni: 235 mm x 285 mm x 26 mm
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie