Darwin's spectre : evolutionary biology in the modern world / Michael R. Rose.
Darwin's spectre : evolutionary biology in the modern world / Michael R. Rose.
Darwin's spectre : evolutionary biology in the modern world / Michael R. Rose.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1998.
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T0387513
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English
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x, 233 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. Darwin and Darwinian Science. 1. Darwin: The Reluctant Revolutionary. 2. Heredity: The Problem of Variation. 3. Selection: Nature Red in Tooth and Claw. 4. Evolution: The Tree of Life -- Pt. 2. Applications of Darwinism. 5. Agriculture: Malthus Postponed. 6. Medicine: Dying of Ignorance. 7. E...
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1998.
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New Jersey
Date Published
c1998.
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In Darwin's Spectre, Michael Rose provides the general reader with an introduction to the theory of evolution: its beginning with Darwin, its key concepts, and how it may affect us in the future. First comes a brief biographical sketch of Darwin. Next, Rose gives a primer on the three most important concepts in evolutionary theory - variation, sele...
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Darwin's spectre : evolutionary biology in the modern world / Michael R. Rose.
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Evolutionary biology in the modern world.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-227) and index.
Transferred from N576.82/5.
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c1998.
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T0387513
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74VM0dP36kAM
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0691012172 :
9780691012179 (cloth : acid-free paper)
0691012172 (cloth : acid-free paper)
9780691012179 (cloth : alk. paper)
0691012172 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780691012179 :
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576.82
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991001648679702626
