| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 371 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps |
| Series |
Gale virtual reference library |
| Contents |
Scientific methods and human knowledge -- Creation stories : the human journey to understand the origins of life on Earth -- History of evolutionary thought -- Charles Darwin : a life of discovery -- Mechanisms of evolutionary change -- Origins of the universe -- Origins of life on Earth -- Speciation : the origins of diversity -- Sexual reproduction -- Species nomenclature, classification, and problems of application -- The fossil record : a window to the past -- What does the fossil record tell us about evolution? -- Biogeography : the distribution of life -- Genetics : the blueprint of life -- Genes and development -- Evolutionary ecology -- Adaptation and evolutionary change -- Sexual selection -- Kin selection -- Coevolution -- Optimal reproductive tactics and life history theory -- Evolutionary physiology -- Industrial melanism in moths -- Galápagos finches -- Artificial selection -- Convergent evolution and ecological equivalence -- Evolution of the animal eye -- Evolution of flight -- Evolution of limblessness -- Canid evolution : from wolf to dog -- Dinosaurs -- Megafauna -- Non-human primate ad human evolution -- Evolution of the brain and nervous system -- Evolution of language -- Evolutionary medicine and the biology of health -- Evolution and biodiversity conservation |
| Summary |
Covers evolution in detail and explores it from a scientific viewpoint. Includes comprehensive coverage of recent ideas and discoveries in the field of evolution |
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Presents information, research, and discoveries on a variety of topics related to evolutionary processes and mechanisms, discussing the origins of life on Earth, genetics, sexual selection, artificial selection, and other related topics |
| Analysis |
adaptatie |
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adaptation |
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animal genetics |
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animals |
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dieren |
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diergenetica |
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encyclopedias |
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evolutie |
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evolution |
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fossielen |
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fossils |
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geslachtelijke voortplanting |
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natural selection |
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natuurlijke selectie |
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oorsprong van het leven |
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origin of life |
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sexual reproduction |
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soortvorming |
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speciation |
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zoogeography |
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Evolutie en fylogenie |
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Evolution and Phylogeny |
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Encyclopaedias - Zoology and Animal Sciences |
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Zoology (General) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Evolution (Biology) -- Encyclopedias
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Evolution (Biology) -- Study and teaching.
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Biology.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Evolution (Biology) -- Study and teaching.
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Evolution.
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Health & Biological Sciences.
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Zoologi.
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| Genre/Form |
Gale Virtual Reference Library
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Encyclopedias.
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Reference works.
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Reference works.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Geist, Valerius, editor.
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Hutchins, Michael, -2018, editor.
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Pianka, Eric R., editor.
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Wildlife Society.
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| LC no. |
2010038259 |
| ISBN |
1414486707 |
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9781414486703 |
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