| Description |
xv, 318 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-303) and index. |
| Contents |
In what kind of a world do we live? -- What is the evidence for evolution on earth? -- The rise of the living world -- How and why does evolution take place? -- Variational evolution -- Natural selection -- Adaptedness and natural selection : anagenesis -- The units of diversity : species -- Speciation -- Macroevolution -- How did mankind evolve? -- The frontiers of evolutionary biology. |
| Summary |
A pillar of evolutionary biology, Mayr (comparative zoology, Harvard U.) writes for three types of readers: anyone, biologist or not, who wants to know more about evolution; those who accept evolution but doubt the Darwinian explanation of it; and creationists who want to learn more about it even if only to challenge it better. |
| Subject |
Evolution (Biology)
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| ISBN |
0465044255 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780465044269 |
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