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Evolution de Douglas Futuyma

Evolution

Autor Douglas Futuyma
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 22 iun 2009
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.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780878932238
ISBN-10: 0878932232
Pagini: 633
Ilustrații: 565
Dimensiuni: 235 x 285 x 26 mm
Greutate: 1.83 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: Sinauer Associates, Inc.
Colecția Sinauer Associates
Locul publicării:Sunderland, United States

Cuprins

Evolutionary Biology
The Tree of Life: Classification and Phylogeny
Patterns of Evolution
Evolution in the Fossil Record
A History of Life on Earth
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
Phenotypic Evolution
The Evolution of Life Histories
Sex and 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


Notă biografică

DOUGLAS J. FUTUYMA is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. His major research interests include evolution of host specificity in herbivorous insects and of interactions among insects and plants, speciation, and evolution of community structure. Dr. Futuyma received the 1997 Sewall Wright Award of the American Society of Naturalists. He has served as President of the Society for the Study of Evolution (1987), the American Society of Naturalists (1994), and the American Institute of Biological Sciences (2007), and was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1996 and the National Academy of Sciences in 2006. Dr. Futuyma has served as Editor of Evolution and is currently Editor of the Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics.

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Fully updated to include rapidly developing areas of evolutionary biology
Emphasizes the inerplay between theory and empricial tests of hypotheses to acquaint students with the process of science
Lists important terms ad concepts at the end of each chapter to aid students and lecturers
Dynamic figures and lively photographs

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UPDATED COVERAGE:

*All chapters updated

*Once again, Scott V. Edwards and John R. True have provided authoritative chapters on "Evolution of Genes and Genomes" and "Evolution and Development", two of the most rapidly developing subjects in evolutionary biology.

*A newly organised chapter on the evolution of sex and its consequences, including sexual selection

* A greatly rewritten and expanded coverage of the evolution of cooperation and conflict, and of the evolution of human behaviour.

*Recent discoveries on gene regulation and the evolution of form and other new findings in evolutionary developmental biology.

*Incorporation of the latest findings in comparative and evolutionary genomics.

*Other significant updates include: changing views on evolutionary constraints, group selection, and speciation; major discoveries in the fossil record; and rethinking the history of changes in diversity.