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Evolution : components and mechanisms / David Zeigler.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Amsterdam : Academic Press, c2014.Description: xv, 193 p. : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780128003480
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 576.8 23 Z46
Contents:
1. Evolution -- 2. Natural selection -- 3. Adaptation -- 4. Competition -- 5. Genetics basics & mutations -- 6. Transposable elements, viruses, and genomes -- 7. Horizontal gene transfer -- 8. Neutral evolution -- 9. Genetic drift -- 10. Environment -- 11. Development -- 12. Symbiosis -- 13.Speciation -- 14. Micro- and macroevolution -- 15. Homology -- 16. Imperfection -- 17. The fossil record and the history of life -- 18. Contingency and evolution -- 19. Opportunity -- 20. Phylogeny : the tree of life -- 21. Progress : purpose? References-- Appendix 1-- Appendix 2-- Index.
Summary: "Evolution: Components and Mechanisms introduces the many recent discoveries and insights that have added to the discipline of organic evolution, and combines them with the key topics needed to gain a fundamental understanding of the mechanisms of evolution. Each chapter covers an important topic or factor pertinent to a modern understanding of evolutionary theory, allowing easy access to particular topics for either study or review. Many chapters are cross-referenced. Modern evolutionary theory has expanded significantly within only the past two to three decades."--
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-178) and index.

1. Evolution --
2. Natural selection --
3. Adaptation --
4. Competition --
5. Genetics basics & mutations --
6. Transposable elements, viruses, and genomes --
7. Horizontal gene transfer --
8. Neutral evolution --
9. Genetic drift --
10. Environment --
11. Development --
12. Symbiosis --
13.Speciation --
14. Micro- and macroevolution --
15. Homology --
16. Imperfection --
17. The fossil record and the history of life --
18. Contingency and evolution --
19. Opportunity --
20. Phylogeny : the tree of life --
21. Progress : purpose?

References--
Appendix 1--
Appendix 2--
Index.

"Evolution: Components and Mechanisms introduces the many recent discoveries and insights that have added to the discipline of organic evolution, and combines them with the key topics needed to gain a fundamental understanding of the mechanisms of evolution. Each chapter covers an important topic or factor pertinent to a modern understanding of evolutionary theory, allowing easy access to particular topics for either study or review. Many chapters are cross-referenced. Modern evolutionary theory has expanded significantly within only the past two to three decades."--

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