Evolution: An Introduction
This book introduces what is essential and exciting in evolutionary biology. It covers the whole field and emphasizes what the important concepts are. Care has been taken to express complex and stimulating ideas in simple language, while the frequent examples and running summaries make reading fun. Each chapter follows logically from the next, so that the book can be read straight through, one chapter per sitting. BL Concise, clear, and states what is important
BL Concentrates on the central concepts and illustrates them with telling examples
BL Running summaries in the margins make navigation easy
BL Suitable for a one-semester or one-year course in evolution
BL Summaries at chapter ends
BL Each chapter's connections to neighboring chapters are explained Evolution: An Introduction takes a fresh approach to classical topics such as population genetics and natural selection, and gives an overview of recent advances in hot areas such as sexual selection, genetic conflict, life history evolution, and development.
BL Concentrates on the central concepts and illustrates them with telling examples
BL Running summaries in the margins make navigation easy
BL Suitable for a one-semester or one-year course in evolution
BL Summaries at chapter ends
BL Each chapter's connections to neighboring chapters are explained Evolution: An Introduction takes a fresh approach to classical topics such as population genetics and natural selection, and gives an overview of recent advances in hot areas such as sexual selection, genetic conflict, life history evolution, and development.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0198549687
ISBN13:9780198549680
Release Date:March 2000
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:394 Pages
Weight:1.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 9.6" x 7.4"
Customer Reviews
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Should be read in conjunction with lectures available free on iTunes.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I bought this book after listening to about half of Mr. Stearns' 36 lectures on evolution which are available free through iTunes U as one of the Open Yale courses. My hope is that some of the illustrations that Mr. Stearns is using in his lectures (which a listener cannot see), will be in the textbook. If you, like me, are not a biologist, you might want to dip your toe in the water by listening to the lectures before tackling the book. I am very impressed with both.
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