Evolution

Evolution: a beginner's guide

by Guttman, Burton S.

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An accessible guide to a key scientific concept explores the origins and impact of Darwin's theory of evolution, from the first attempts to date fossils to the modern-day mapping and coding of DNA using supercomputers.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Evolution : a beginner's guide / Burton S. Guttman.

Summary

An accessible guide to a key scientific concept explores the origins and impact of Darwin's theory of evolution, from the first attempts to date fossils to the modern-day mapping and coding of DNA using supercomputers.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2005.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Oneworld
  • Place of Publication:Oxford
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2005.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xii, 203 pages : : illustrations ; : 22 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:1851683712, 9781851683710
  • oclc:ocm60419126
  • LC Classification:B818
  • Dewey Decimal:576.8

Table of Contents

Diversity, science and evolution -- Stories in the rocks -- Biology: some basics -- A broad view of the process -- Ecosystems: getting along with the neigbors -- Making new species -- Development and macroevolution -- Human evolution -- Probability and entropy -- The problem of creationism.

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