What Evolution Is 9780465013197, 0465013198
At once a spirited defense of Darwinian explanations of biology and an elegant primer on evolution for the general reade
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Table of contents :
Foreword by Jared M. Diamond
Preface
Acknowledgments
I. What Is Evolution?
1. In What Kind of a World Do We Live?
2. What Is the Evidence for Evolution on Earth?
3. The Rise of the Living World
II. How Are Evolutionary Change and Adaptedness Explained?
4. How and Why Does Evolution Take Place?
5. Variational Evolution
6. Natural Selection
7. Adaptedness and Natural Selection: Anagenesis
III Origin and Evolution of Diversity: Cladogenesis
8. The Units of Diversity: Species
9. Speciation
10. Macroevolution
IV Human Evolution
11. How Did Mankind Evolve? 12. The Frontiers of Evolutionary BiologyAppendix A What Criticisms Have Been Made of Evolutionary Theory?
Appendix B Short Answerts to Frequently Asked Questions About Evolution
Glossary
Bibliography
Index.
Foreword by Jared M. Diamond
Preface
Acknowledgments
I. What Is Evolution?
1. In What Kind of a World Do We Live?
2. What Is the Evidence for Evolution on Earth?
3. The Rise of the Living World
II. How Are Evolutionary Change and Adaptedness Explained?
4. How and Why Does Evolution Take Place?
5. Variational Evolution
6. Natural Selection
7. Adaptedness and Natural Selection: Anagenesis
III Origin and Evolution of Diversity: Cladogenesis
8. The Units of Diversity: Species
9. Speciation
10. Macroevolution
IV Human Evolution
11. How Did Mankind Evolve? 12. The Frontiers of Evolutionary BiologyAppendix A What Criticisms Have Been Made of Evolutionary Theory?
Appendix B Short Answerts to Frequently Asked Questions About Evolution
Glossary
Bibliography
Index.
