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Evolution: A Very Short Introduction (Reissue)
Evolution: A Very Short Introduction (Reissue)

Evolution: A Very Short Introduction (Reissue)

Author: 
Brian Charlesworth; Deborah Charlesworth
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  • Introduces in a clear and concise way the processes of evolution by natural selection, and how this leads to complex adaptations and new species
  • Looks at the wide range of evidence for evolution
  • Considers some of the remaining questions in evolutionary theory
  • Explains adaptation and natural selection
  • This reissue includes some key updates to the main text and a completely updated Further Reading section.

 
Less than 450 years ago, all European scholars believed that the Earth was at the centre of a Universe that was at most a few million miles in extent, and that the planets, sun, and stars all rotated around this centre. Less than 250 years ago, they believed that the Universe was created essentially in its present state about 6000 years ago. Even less than 150 years ago, the view that living species were the result of special creation by God was still dominant. The recognition by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace of the mechanism of evolution by natural selection has completely transformed our understanding of the living world, including our own origins. 

In this Very Short Introduction Brian and Deborah Charlesworth provide a clear and concise summary of the process of evolution by natural selection, and how natural selection gives rise to adaptations and eventually, over many generations, to new species. They introduce the central concepts of the field of evolutionary biology, as they have developed since Darwin and Wallace on the subject, over 140 years ago, and discuss some of the remaining questions regarding processes. They highlight the wide range of evidence for evolution, and the importance of an evolutionary understanding for instance in combating the rapid evolution of resistance by bacteria to antibiotics and of HIV to antiviral drugs. 

This reissue includes some key updates to the main text and a completely updated Further Reading section.

Index: 

1: Introduction
2: The processes of evolution
3: The evidence for evolution: similarities and differences between organisms
4: The evidence for evolution: patterns in time and space
5: Adaptation and natural selection
6: The formation and divergence of species
7: Some difficult problems
8: Afterword
References
Further Reading
Index

About the author: 

Brian Charlesworth is a Senior Honorary Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, and former President of the Society for the Study of Evolution.

Deborah Charlesworth is a Senior Honorary Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, and former President of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology. Together they have written Elements of Evolutionary Genetics (Roberts & Company, 2010).

Product details

ISBN : 9780198804369

Author: 
Brian Charlesworth; Deborah Charlesworth
Pages
160 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
111 x 174 mm
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Evolution: A Very Short Introduction (Reissue)

Evolution: A Very Short Introduction (Reissue)

Evolution: A Very Short Introduction (Reissue)