What Evolution Is

Name: What Evolution Is
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ISBN: 9780465044269

ISBN-10: 0465044263

ISBN-13: 9780465044269

Edition: 2002 (Reprint)

Authors: Ernst Mayr

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Evolution is the most important area in biology, with implications that go beyond science. This book shows the general audience that evolution has gone from theory to fact and proceeds to explore various controversial fads and fallacies.

Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 10/11/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 0.93" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments



What Is Evolution?



In What Kind of a World Do We Live?



What Is the Evidence for Evolution on Earth?



The Rise of the Living World



How Are Evolutionary Change and Adaptedness Explained?



How and Why Does Evolution Take Place?



Variational Evolution



Natural Selection



Adaptedness and Natural Selection: Anagenesis



Origin and Evolution of Diversity: Cladogenesis



The Units of Diversity: Species



Speciation



Macroevolution



Human Evolution



How Did Mankind Evolve?



The Frontiers of Evolutionary Biology



What Criticisms Have Been Made of Evolutionary Theory?



Short Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Evolution


Glossary


Bibliography


Index