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What evolution is / Ernst Mayr.
Penn Museum Library QH366.2 .M3933 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mayr, Ernst, 1904-2005.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Evolution (Biology).
- Physical Description:
- xv, 318 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Basic Books, [2001]
- Summary:
- At once a spirited defense of Darwinian explanations of biology and an elegant primer on evolution for the general reader, "What Evolution Is" poses the questions at the heart of evolutionary theory and considers how improved understanding of evolution has affected the viewpoints and values of modern man.
- Contents:
- Part I What Is Evolution?
- 1 In What Kind of a World Do We Live? 3
- 2 What Is the Evidence for Evolution on Earth? 12
- 3 The Rise of the Living World 40
- Part II How Are Evolutionary Change and Adaptedness Explained?
- 4 How and Why Does Evolution Take Place? 73
- 5 Variational Evolution 83
- 6 Natural Selection 115
- 7 Adaptedness and Natural Selection: Anagenesis 147
- Part III Origin and Evolution of Diversity: Cladogenesis
- 8 The Units of Diversity: Species 161
- 9 Speciation 174
- 10 Macroevolution 188
- Part IV Human Evolution
- 11 How Did Mankind Evolve? 233
- 12 The Frontiers of Evolutionary Biology 265
- Appendix A What Criticisms Have Been Made of Evolutionary Theory? 269.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-303) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0465044255
- OCLC:
- 47443814
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