Paperback. This textbook provides an account of the basic principles governing the central concept of evolutionary theory: selection. It describes how the experimental study of evolution has elucidated the process of selection and how it drives evolutionary change. The author has written a simple text that avoids mathematical arguments or technical details, while giving an introduction to the field. The book is organized as a series of short sections, each designed to make a particular point, and illustrated whenever possible by experimental results. The volume's logical organization should make it readily accessible to all undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in evolution, evolutionary or ecological genetics, or any allied field in biology. This new textbook for students taking courses in evolution is addressed to one of the most difficult questions evolutionary biology, that of selection. Covering both artificial and natural selection, the author has written a short, readable text that will appeal to students and professionals alike. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: The Basics of Selection (Paperback)
Publisher: Chapman and Hall, London
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0412055317
ISBN 13: 9780412055317
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: new

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This new textbook for students taking courses in evolution is addressed to one of the most difficult questions evolutionary biology, that of selection. Covering both artificial and natural selection, the author has written a short, readable text that will appeal to students and professionals alike. how the nature of the process determines the nature of evolutionary change.

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Graham Bell is Molson Professor of Genetics and the Director of the Redpath Museum at McGill University in Montreal.

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