Evolution : the view from the cottage / Jean-Pierre Rogel ; translated by Nigel Spencer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rogel, Jean-Pierre, author.

Contributor:

Spencer, Nigel, translator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evolution (Biology).

Biodiversity.

Nature--Effect of human beings on.

Nature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (179 p.)

Place of Publication:

Vancouver, British Columbia : Ronsdale Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Moving through modern science, this title shows how new discoveries have enabled us to understand life more deeply than in Darwin's time. It focuses on the field of evolutionary developmental biology, called 'evo-devo' for short. It celebrates evolution and finds its traces everywhere around us.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Connected by an invisible thread

"Mystery of mysteries" : the view from the cottage

The tree of life and the two "D"s

And what's your bar code?

Hippos on the St. Lawrence

Pt. 2. All parts included : some assembly required

The fly and the butterfly tell all

Of finches and their beaks

Stuck in the mud and how to get out in under 10 million years

The thumb and the baby panda

A very brainy animal

Pt. 3. When humans interfere with evolution

Parasites in high gear

Salmon under the influence

Mr. O'Connor's stubborn struggle

Avatars of the white bear

Sign of the loon.

Notes:

Translation of: L'hippopotame du Saint-Laurent.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-160) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed January 17, 2018).

ISBN:

1-55380-116-4

1-55380-202-0

OCLC:

809995784