Evolution - Hardcover

RIDLEY

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0865422265 ISBN 13: 9780865422261

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1993

Synopsis

Advances in evolutionary biology have been made from an array of disciplines - molecular biology, quantitative genetics, population biology, behavioural ecology, phylogenetics, developmental biology and palaeobiology. This book presents an account of evolution, giving insight into the ways in which science progresses. The development of ideas is discussed alongside the studies in which these ideas are tested. Divided into four parts, the book considers microevolution, adaptation, the origins of diversity and macroevolution. Aimed at second and third year undergraduate students of evolutionary biology, the text uses statements as headings to reinforces main points.

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Review

"What a great pleasure it is to read such an excellent, intelligently edited Reader. Mark Ridley has made what will be widely recognized as an educated, imaginative, and judicious selection." --Helena Cronin, author of The Ant and the Peacock: Altruism and Sexual Selection from Darwin to Today "What a great pleasure it is to read such an excellent, intelligently edited Reader. Mark Ridley has made what will be widely recognized as an educated, imaginative, and judicious selection." --Helena Cronin, author of The Ant and the Peacock: Altruism and Sexual Selection from Darwin to Today "What a great pleasure it is to read such an excellent, intelligently edited Reader. Mark Ridley has made what will be widely recognized as an educated, imaginative, and judicious selection." --Helena Cronin, author of The Ant and the Peacock: Altruism and Sexual Selection from Darwin to Today "What a great pleasure it is to read such an excellent, intelligently edited Reader. Mark Ridley has made what will be widely recognized as an educated, imaginative, and judicious selection." --Helena Cronin, author of The Ant and the Peacock: Altruism and Sexual Selection from Darwin to Today

From the Back Cover

This new, multi–media edition of Mark Ridley’s classic text has been updated and revised to match more closely the way today’s evolution courses are taught. New features include:

• More human examples


• New chapters on the fossil record


• Broader taxonomic coverage


• Expanded coverage of ecological principles


• Simplified section on population genetics––with more worked examples


• New chapter on coevolution


• Two–color throughout with four–color insert


• Chapter–end review and study questions


• Beginning–of–chapter summaries

Each of the topics in the book is significantly enhanced on the CD–ROM included with each book. Features of the CD–ROM include:

• Video clips by world renowned leaders inn the field of evolution


• Full–color animations


• Interactive time–line that covers millions of years of evolutionary history


• An impressive library of classic papers


• Virtual experiments and tutorials for more structured learning

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0865422265
• ISBN 13: 9780865422261
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 544