The Princeton guide to evolution / Jonathan B. Losos, Harvard University, editor in chief ; David A. Baum, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Douglas J. Futuyma, Stony Brook University, Hopi E. Hoekstra, Harvard University, Richard E. Lenski, Michigan State University, Allen J. Moore, University of Georgia, Catherine L. Peichel, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Dolph Schluter, University of British Columbia, Michael C. Whitlock, University of British Columbia, editors.
Contributor(s): Losos, Jonathan B
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Princeton, New Jersey ; Oxford, UK : Princeton University Press, ©2014Description: xiii, 853 pages : colored illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text ISBN: 9780691149776 (hardcover : acidfree paper).Subject(s): Evolution (Biology)DDC classification: 576.8/P93 Other classification: CAS College of Arts and Sciences
Index: pages 837-853.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Phylogenetics and the history of life -- Natural selection and adaptation -- Evolutionary processes -- Genes, genomes, phenotypes -- Speciation and macroevolution -- Evolution of behavior, society, and humans -- Evolution and modern society.
Designed to be accessible and useful to students, scientists, and anyone with a serious interest in evolution. The articles, each written by authorities in their respective fields, balance accessibility with depth of analysis. Contains some articles on the important topics in seven major areas: phylogenetics and the history of life; selection and adaptation; evolutionary processes; genes, genomes, and phenotypes; speciation and macroevolution; evolution of behavior, society, and humans; and evolution and modern society
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