| Titre : |
Evolution: an introduction |
| Type de document : |
livre |
| Auteurs : |
Stephen C. Stearns, Auteur ; Rolf F. Hoekstra, Auteur |
| Mention d'édition : |
2nd ed. |
| Editeur : |
New York : Oxford University Press, NY |
| Année de publication : |
2005 |
| Importance : |
575 p. |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-19-925563-4 |
| Note générale : |
Voir aussi la 1ère édition à la cote 67065/8 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Mots-clés : |
Adaptation Biology Evolution Genetics Sex ratio |
| Résumé : |
The second edition of Evolution introduces the basic mechanisms of microevolution, natural selection, and macroevolutionary processes such as speciation and extinction. It also examines key events in evolution throughout the geological record and discusses coevolution and evolutionary medicine. In addition, the text discusses unsolved problems and looks ahead to future developments in this dynamic field. The text is organized into five parts. Part One introduces the basic mechanisms of microevolution: selection, inheritance, and development. Part Two considers how natural selection has designed organisms for reproductive success. Part Three explores macroevolutionary processes such as speciation and extinction. Part Four examines key events in evolution throughout the geological record. Part Five discusses coevolution and evolutionary medicine, which integrate and contrast micro- and macroevolution. The book closes with a chapter that recapsulates major issues, discusses unsolved problems, and looks ahead to future developments in this dynamic field. [Résumé éditeur] |
| En ligne : |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005021652.html |
Evolution: an introduction [livre] / Stephen C. Stearns, Auteur ; Rolf F. Hoekstra, Auteur . - 2nd ed. . - New York : Oxford University Press, NY, 2005 . - 575 p. ISBN : 978-0-19-925563-4 Voir aussi la 1ère édition à la cote 67065/8 Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Mots-clés : |
Adaptation Biology Evolution Genetics Sex ratio |
| Résumé : |
The second edition of Evolution introduces the basic mechanisms of microevolution, natural selection, and macroevolutionary processes such as speciation and extinction. It also examines key events in evolution throughout the geological record and discusses coevolution and evolutionary medicine. In addition, the text discusses unsolved problems and looks ahead to future developments in this dynamic field. The text is organized into five parts. Part One introduces the basic mechanisms of microevolution: selection, inheritance, and development. Part Two considers how natural selection has designed organisms for reproductive success. Part Three explores macroevolutionary processes such as speciation and extinction. Part Four examines key events in evolution throughout the geological record. Part Five discusses coevolution and evolutionary medicine, which integrate and contrast micro- and macroevolution. The book closes with a chapter that recapsulates major issues, discusses unsolved problems, and looks ahead to future developments in this dynamic field. [Résumé éditeur] |
| En ligne : |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005021652.html |
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Evolution: an introduction (2005)
