Evolution: Principles And Pro (Jones and Bartlett Topics in Biology): Principles and Processes - Softcover

Hall

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0763760390 ISBN 13: 9780763760397

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2010

Synopsis

If you want to know whether evolution is a science, how life began, what Charles Darwin really said about evolution, why a fungus is more closely related to humans than to a plant, how experiments in evolution can be carried out, why birds are flying dinosaurs, how we manipulate the evolution of other species, and if you want a clear treatment of the processes that result in evolution, then this is the book for you. Written for those with a minimal science background, Evolution: Principles and Processes provides a concise introduction of evolutionary topics for the one-term course. Using an engaging writing style and a wealth of full-color illustrations, Hall covers topics from the origin of universe, Earth, the origin of life, and on to how humans influence the evolution of other species. He brings together the principles and processes that explain evolutionary change and discusses the patterns of life that have resulted from the operation of evolution over the past 3.5 billion years. This overview, coupled with numerous case studies and examples, helps readers understand and truly appreciate the origin and diversity of life.

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Dalhousie University

Edition details

• Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0763760390
• ISBN 13: 9780763760397
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400