Evolution, Second Edition by Douglas Futuyma (Author). Evolution, Second Edition is a comprehensive treatment of contemporary evolutionary biology that is directed toward an undergraduate audience. It addresses the main themes together with the historical past of evolution, evolutionary processes, adaptation, and evolution as an explanatory framework at levels of biological organization ranging from genomes to ecological communities. All through, the textual content emphasizes the interaction between theory and empirical tests of hypotheses, thus acquainting college students with the process of science.
Academics and students will discover the list of the essential ideas and terms in every chapter a helpful guide, and will admire the dynamic figures and energetic photographs. The content of all chapters has been updated. Contributors Scott V. Edwards and John R. True have as soon as again supplied authoritative chapters on, respectively, Evolution of Genes and Genomes and Evolution and Growth, two of the most quickly growing subjects in evolutionary biology. A last chapter on Evolutionary Science and Creationism treats such matters as the nature of science and the sensible applications of evolutionary biology.
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Evolution, Second Edition
Douglas Futuyma (Author)
545 pages
Sinauer Associates, Inc.; 2nd Edition edition (April 6, 2009)
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