The Princeton guide to evolution / Jonathan B. Losos, Harvard University, editor in chief ; editors, David A. Baum, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Douglas J. Futuyma, Stony Brook University, Hopi E. Hoekstra, Harvard University, Richard E. Lenski, Michigan State University, Allen J. Moore, University of Georgia, Catherine L. Peichel, Hutchinson Cancer Institute, Seattle, Dolph Schluter, University of British Columbia, Michael C. Whitlock, University of British Columbia.
"The Princeton Guide to Evolution is a comprehensive, concise, and authoritative reference to the major subjects and key concepts in evolutionary biology, from genes to mass extinctions. Edited by a distinguished team of evolutionary biologists, with contributions from leading researchers, the...
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| Other title: | Evolution |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, New Jersey ; Woodstock, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom :
Princeton University Press,
[2014]
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| Series: | Princeton reference.
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| Summary: | "The Princeton Guide to Evolution is a comprehensive, concise, and authoritative reference to the major subjects and key concepts in evolutionary biology, from genes to mass extinctions. Edited by a distinguished team of evolutionary biologists, with contributions from leading researchers, the guide contains more than 100 clear, accurate, and up-to-date articles on the most important topics in seven major areas: phylogenetics and the history of life; selection and adaptation; evolutionary processes; genes, genomes, and phenotypes; speciation and macroevolution; evolution of behavior, society, and humans; and evolution and modern society. Complete with more than 100 illustrations (including eight pages in color), glossaries of key terms, suggestions for further reading on each topic, and an index, this is an essential volume for undergraduate and graduate students, scientists in related fields, and anyone else with a serious interest in evolution. Explains key topics in more than 100 concise and authoritative articles written by a team of leading evolutionary biologists; Contains more than 100 illustrations, including eight pages in color; Each article includes an outline, glossary, bibliography, and cross-references; Covers phylogenetics and the history of life; selection and adaptation; evolutionary processes; genes, genomes, and phenotypes; speciation and macroevolution; evolution of behavior, society, and humans; and evolution and modern society."--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 853 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400848065 1400848067 1299999964 9781299999961 |