Convergent Evolution Limited Forms by Mcghee George (16 results)

Hardcover. Octavo, 322 pages. In Very Good condition. Turquoise spine with green and white lettering. Full binding in turquoise paper with multicolor details. Boards show mild shelf wear. Text block is clean. Note: Shelved in Netdest colum A, ND-A. 1413128. FP New Rockville Stock.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Convergent Evolution: Limited Forms Most Beautiful. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: acceptable. Acceptable condition. Reading copy. May have signs of wear and previous use scuffs, library copy, highlighting, writing, and underlining . May have foxing, slight water damage or tears. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation. If you're not satisfied with purchase just return it.…

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 336 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.84 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 336.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 336.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 336.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - An analysis of convergent evolution from molecules to ecosystems, demonstrating the limited number of evolutionary pathways available to life.Charles Darwin famously concluded On the Origin of Species with a vision of 'endless forms most beautiful' continually evolving. More than 150 years later many evolutionary biologists see not endless forms but the same, or very similar, forms evolving repeatedly in many independent species lineages. A porpoise's fishlike fins, for example, are not inherited from fish ancestors but are independently derived convergent traits. In this book, George McGhee describes the ubiquity of the phenomenon of convergent evolution and connects it directly to the concept of evolutionary constraint--the idea that the number of evolutionary pathways available to life are not endless, but quite limited.Convergent evolution occurs on all levels, from tiny organic molecules to entire ecosystems of species. McGhee demonstrates its ubiquity in animals, both herbivore and carnivore; in plants; in ecosystems; in molecules, including DNA, proteins, and enzymes; and even in minds, describing problem-solving behavior and group behavior as the products of convergence. For each species example, he provides an abbreviated list of the major nodes in its phylogenetic classification, allowing the reader to see the evolutionary relationship of a group of species that have independently evolved a similar trait by convergent evolution. McGhee analyzes the role of functional and developmental constraints in producing convergent evolution, and considers the scientific and philosophical implications of convergent evolution for the predictability of the evolutionary process.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Convergent Evolution | Limited Forms Most Beautiful | George R. McGhee | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2020 | MIT Press | EAN 9780262539098 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…