Evolution

Mike Ridley

466 pages, parution le 10/02/2004 (2^eme édition)

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Evolution contains extracts from 60 published scientific papers, by an impressive list of eminent scientific authors. The extracts are organized to enable the reader to sample a range of viewpoints on each topic. They are readable, and can be understood as well as enjoyed by the general reader and introductory biology students.

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Introduction
A. From Darwin to the Modern Synthesis
Section Introduction
Darwin, C. (1858) Extract from an unpublished work on species
Darwin, C. (1858) Abstract of a letter from C. Darwin, Esq., to Prof. Asa Gray, Boston, U.S.A.
Maynard Smith, J. (1987) Weismann and modern biology
Fisher, R. A. (1930) The nature of inheritance
Wright, S. (1932) The roles of mutation, inbreeding, crossbreeding, and selection in evolution
Haldane, J. B. S. (1949) Disease and evolution
B. Natural selection and random drift in populations
Section Introduction
Kettlewell, H. B. D. (1958) A résumé of investigations of the evolution of melanism in the Lepidoptera
8. Cook, L. M.; Dennis, R. L. H.; & G. S. Mani (1999). Melanic morph frequency in the peppered moth in the Manchester area
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Éditeur(s)	Oxford University Press
Auteur(s)	Mike Ridley
Parution	10/02/2004
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	466
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	708g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780199267941
ISBN13	978-0-19-926794-1