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In the Light of Evolution
Jonathan Losos
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Description for In the Light of Evolution
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 261 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1114.
A collection of essays by leading scientists, and includes essays by science writer Carl Zimmer, historian Janet Browne, and a foreword by journalist David Quammen. As Quammen says in his foreword, the book collects "reports from the field, plainspoken descriptions of lifetime obsessions, hard-earned bits of wisdom, and works in progress, pried loose from some of the most interesting, eminent researchers in evolutionary biology...” The book is intended for anyone with an interest in evolution, and it can be used in a wide variety of courses, including major's and non-major's introductory biology and evolution classes. For anyone who is ... Read more
A collection of essays by leading scientists, and includes essays by science writer Carl Zimmer, historian Janet Browne, and a foreword by journalist David Quammen. As Quammen says in his foreword, the book collects "reports from the field, plainspoken descriptions of lifetime obsessions, hard-earned bits of wisdom, and works in progress, pried loose from some of the most interesting, eminent researchers in evolutionary biology...” The book is intended for anyone with an interest in evolution, and it can be used in a wide variety of courses, including major's and non-major's introductory biology and evolution classes. For anyone who is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Roberts & Company Publishers United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780981519494
SKU
V9780981519494
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99-5
About Jonathan Losos
Jonathan Losos is Monique and Philip Lehner Professor for the Study of Latin America at Harvard University. He is the recipient of a number of awards, including the Theodosius Dobzhansky Prize from the Society for the Study of Evolution and the David Starr Jordan Prize from the American Society of Naturalists.
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