Evolution

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"Evolution integrates phylogenetic thinking and in-depth, current research examples throughout, providing a contemporary view of evolutionary biology. A stunning art program and an amphasis on problem solving engage students and help them understand fundamental concepts and processes"--Back cover.

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Full title :Evolution / Carl T. Bergstrom, Lee Alan Dugatkin.

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Publication Date:©2012.
Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Norton
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2012.

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Description:xxix, 677, [76] pages : : color illustrations, color maps ; : 29 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780393925920, 0393925927, 9780393913415, 0393913414, 9780393913491, 039391349X
oclc:ocn729341924
LC Classification:QH366.2
Dewey Decimal:576.8

Part I: Foundations of evolutionary biology. An overview of evolutionary biology ; Early evolutionary ideas and Darwin's insight ; Natural selection ; Phylogeny and evolutionary history ; Inferring phylogeny -- Part II: Evolutionary genetics. Transmission genetics and the sources of genetic variation ; The genetics of population ; Evolution in finite populations ; Evolution at multiple loci ; Genome evolution -- Part III: The history of life. The origin and evolution of early life ; Major transitions ; Evolution and development ; Species and speciation ; Extinction and evolutionary trends -- Part IV: Evolutionary interactions. The evolution of sex ; Sexual selection ; The evolution of sociality ; Coevolution ; Evolution and medicine.