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How life contributes to its own evolution / John Odling-Smee.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Odling-Smee, J. C. (John C.), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Evolution (Biology).
- Adaptation (Biology).
- Bioenergetics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (331 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- "The modification of environments by the niche-constructing activities of organisms changes the subject matter of evolutionary theory"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- What is life?
- Information
- Adaptation
- Meaningful information
- Life on any planet
- The origin of life on earth
- Supplementary "knowledge-gaining" processes in evolution
- The origin and evolution of ecosystems
- Extending the synthesis
- How are humans contributing to the evolution of life?
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- ISBN:
- 0-262-37888-4
- 0-262-37889-2
- OCLC:
- 1452598819
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