Evolution
Douban
4th Edition
Douglas J. Futuyma / Mark Kirkpatrick
Overview
Extensively rewritten and reorganized, this new edition of Evolution--featuring a new coauthor: Mark Kirkpatrick (The University of Texas at Austin)--offers additional expertise in evolutionary genetics and genomics, the fastest-developing area of evolutionary biology. Directed toward an undergraduate audience, the text emphasizes the interplay between theory and empirical tests of hypotheses, thus acquainting students with the process of science. It addresses major themes--including the history of evolution, evolutionary processes, adaptation, and evolution as an explanatory framework--at levels of biological organization ranging from genomes to ecological communities.
contents
1. Evolutionary Biology
2. The Tree of Life: Classification and Phylogeny
3. Patterns of Evolution
4. Evolution in the Fossil Record
5. A History of Life on Earth
6. The Geography of Evolution
7. The Evolution of Biodiversity
8. The Origin of Genetic Variation
9. Variation: The Foundation of Evolution
10. Genetic Drift: Evolution at Random
11. Natural Selection and Adaptation
12. The Genetic Theory of Natural Selection
13. Phenotypic Evolution
14. The Evolution of Life Histories
15. Sex and Reproductive Success
16. Conflict and Cooperation
17. Species
18. Speciation
19. Coevolution: Evolving Interactions among Species
20. Evolution of Genes and Genomes
21. Evolution and Development
22. Macroevolution: Evolution above the Species Level
23. Evolutionary Science and Creationism
Glossary
Literature Cited
Illustration Credits
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