| Title |
The evolution explosion : how humans cause rapid evolutionary change / Stephen R. Palumbi. |
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| Publication Info. |
New York : Norton, [2001] |
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©2001 |
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| Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction
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576.8 PALUMBI |
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| West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction
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576.8 PALUMBI |
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| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 277 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-268) and index. |
| Contents |
From the mountains to the sea -- Right before your eyes -- The engine of evolution -- Temporary miracles: the evolution of antibiotic resistance -- The evolution of HIV -- Poisoning insects, and what they can do about it -- Biotechnology and the chemical plow -- Evolution all at sea -- Are humans still evolving? -- The ecology and evolution of Aloha |
| Subject |
Evolution (Biology)
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
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Drug resistance in microorganisms.
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Pesticide resistance.
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Breeding.
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| ISBN |
0393020118 |
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