Samir Okasha approaches evolutionary biology from a philosophical perspective in Agents and Goals in Evolution, analysing a mode of thinking in biology called agential thinking. He considers how the p ... 続きを読む
This book covers both classical population genetics theory developed in terms of allele and haplotype frequencies and modern population genetics theory developed in terms of coalescent theory. It feat ... 続きを読む
Graeme D. Ruxton; William L. Allen; Thomas N. Sherratt; Michael P. Speed
ページ
320 ページ
フォーマット
Hardcover
サイズ
189 x 246 mm
刊行日
2018年10月
Avoiding Attack discusses the diversity of mechanisms by which prey avoid predator attacks and explores how such defensive mechanisms have evolved through natural selection. It considers how potential ... 続きを読む
Graeme D. Ruxton; William L. Allen; Thomas N. Sherratt; Michael P. Speed
ページ
320 ページ
フォーマット
Paperback
サイズ
189 x 246 mm
刊行日
2018年10月
Avoiding Attack discusses the diversity of mechanisms by which prey avoid predator attacks and explores how such defensive mechanisms have evolved through natural selection. It considers how potential ... 続きを読む
Darwin did not discover evolution. He didn't trip over it on the way to somewhere else the way Columbus discovered the New World. Like the atom, planetary orbits, and so many other scientific constru ... 続きを読む
In 1905, eight men from the California Academy of Sciences set sail from San Francisco for a scientific collection expedition in the Galapagos Islands, and by the time they were finished in 1906, they ... 続きを読む
In 1905, eight men from the California Academy of Sciences set sail from San Francisco for a scientific collection expedition in the Galapagos Islands, and by the time they were finished in 1906, they ... 続きを読む
A new examination of Charles Darwin's Historical Sketch
Compares the originality of Darwin's work in relation to 35 great thinkers
First looks into many of Darwin's alleged predecessors
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Denying Evolution aims at taking a fresh look at the evolution-creation controversy, dividing the blame equally between creationists and scientists: the former for subscribing to various forms of anti ... 続きを読む
New to this Edition:
An increased emphasis on stem cells, which are covered extensively and early in the book.
Sex determination and gametogenesis, instead of being near the end of the volume, ... 続きを読む