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Description for Evolution
Paperback. Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 240.
Evolution: The Basics is an engaging introduction to the history, development and science of the theory of evolution. Beginning pre-Darwin and concluding with the latest research and controversies, readers are introduced to the origins of the idea of evolution, the ways in which it has developed and been adapted over time and the science underpinning it all. Topics addressed include: * early theories of evolution * the impact of Darwin's On the Origin of Species * the discovery of genetics and Mendel's experiments * molecular evolution and the discovery of DNA ... Read more
Evolution: The Basics is an engaging introduction to the history, development and science of the theory of evolution. Beginning pre-Darwin and concluding with the latest research and controversies, readers are introduced to the origins of the idea of evolution, the ways in which it has developed and been adapted over time and the science underpinning it all. Topics addressed include: * early theories of evolution * the impact of Darwin's On the Origin of Species * the discovery of genetics and Mendel's experiments * molecular evolution and the discovery of DNA ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
The Basics
Condition
New
Weight
240g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415592260
SKU
V9780415592260
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About Sherrie L. Lyons
Sherrie Lyons is Assistant Professor at the Center for Distance Learning of Empire State College, State University of New York. She is author of Species, Serpents, Spirits, and Skulls: Science at the Margins in the Victorian Age and Thomas Henry Huxley: The Evolution of a Scientist.
Reviews for Evolution
`Lyons (SUNY Empire State College) has written a concise, well-presented primer on the evolution of the original theory of evolution... The last two chapters, offer insightful and enlightened treatments of evolution on a dynamic continuum.'- J. N. Muzio, CUNY Kingsborough Community College, Choice Review February 2012