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The Princeton Guide to Evolution is a comprehensive, concise, and authoritative reference to the major subjects and key concepts in evolutionary biology, from genes to mass extinctions. Edited by a distinguished team of evolutionary biologists, with contributions from leading researchers, the guide...
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Princeton University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Princeton, N.J. : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2013] ©2013 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
The Princeton Guide to Evolution is a comprehensive, concise, and authoritative reference to the major subjects and key concepts in evolutionary biology, from genes to mass extinctions. Edited by a distinguished team of evolutionary biologists, with contributions from leading researchers, the guide contains some 100 clear, accurate, and up-to-date articles on the most 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. Complete with more than 100 illustrations (including eight pages in color), glossaries of key terms, suggestions for further reading on each topic, and an index, this is an essential volume for undergraduate and graduate students, scientists in related fields, and anyone else with a serious interest in evolution. Explains key topics in some 100 concise and authoritative articles written by a team of leading evolutionary biologists Contains more than 100 illustrations, including eight pages in color Each article includes an outline, glossary, bibliography, and cross-references Covers 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. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(872pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781400848065 |
| Index Number: | QH367 |
| CLC: | Q111 |
| Contents: |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- I.1 What Is Evolution? / I.2. The History of Evolutionary Thought / I.3. The Evidence for Evolution / I.4. From DNA to Phenotypes / Introduction / II.1. Interpretation of Phylogenetic Trees / II.2. Phylogenetic Inference / II.3. Molecular Clock Dating / II.4. Historical Biogeography / II.5. Phylogeography / II.6. Concepts in Character Macroevolution: Adaptation, Homology, and Evolvability / II.7. Using Phylogenies to Study Phenotypic Evolution: Comparative Methods and Tests of Adaptation / II.8. Taxonomy in a Phylogenetic Framework / II.9. The Fossil Record / II.10. The Origin of Life / II.11. Evolution in the Prokaryotic Grade / II.12. Origin and Diversification of Eukaryotes / II.13. Major Events in the Evolution of Land Plants / II.14. Major Events in the Evolution of Fungi / II.15. Origin and Early Evolution of Animals / II.16. Major Events in the Evolution of Arthropods / II.17. Major Features of Tetrapod Evolution / II.18. Human Evolution / III.1. Natural Selection, Adaptation, and Fitness: Overview / III.2. Units and Levels of Selection / III.3. Theory of Selection in Populations / III.4. Kin Selection and Inclusive Fitness / III.5. Phenoty |