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Domesticated: Evolution in a Man-Made World
Buch von Richard C. Francis
Sprache: Englisch

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The wolf evolved into the Pekingese, the wildcat into the tabby cat and the auroch into the milk-producing cow. This happened through the process called "domestication". Domesticated creatures have served us well- without them, civilisation as we know it would not exist.

Richard C. Francis weaves history, archaeology and anthropology, while seamlessly integrating the most cutting-edge ideas in twenty-first-century biology, to create a fascinating narrative. Each domesticated species is a case study in evolution, and two key themes emerge: that domestication often results in the retention of juvenile traits and that evolution remains fundamentally a conservative process. Francis also explores the ways in which these themes apply to human evolution.

The wolf evolved into the Pekingese, the wildcat into the tabby cat and the auroch into the milk-producing cow. This happened through the process called "domestication". Domesticated creatures have served us well- without them, civilisation as we know it would not exist.

Richard C. Francis weaves history, archaeology and anthropology, while seamlessly integrating the most cutting-edge ideas in twenty-first-century biology, to create a fascinating narrative. Each domesticated species is a case study in evolution, and two key themes emerge: that domestication often results in the retention of juvenile traits and that evolution remains fundamentally a conservative process. Francis also explores the ways in which these themes apply to human evolution.

Über den Autor
Richard C. Francis is a science journalist with a PhD in neurobiology from Stony Brook University. He is the author of the acclaimed books Domesticated, Epigenetics, and Why Men Won't Ask for Directions.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Fachbereich: Grundlagen
Genre: Biologie
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780393064605
ISBN-10: 0393064603
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Francis, Richard C.
Hersteller: W. W. Norton & Company
Maße: 241 x 161 x 43 mm
Von/Mit: Richard C. Francis
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.05.2015
Gewicht: 0,852 kg
Artikel-ID: 107535602
Über den Autor
Richard C. Francis is a science journalist with a PhD in neurobiology from Stony Brook University. He is the author of the acclaimed books Domesticated, Epigenetics, and Why Men Won't Ask for Directions.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Fachbereich: Grundlagen
Genre: Biologie
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780393064605
ISBN-10: 0393064603
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Francis, Richard C.
Hersteller: W. W. Norton & Company
Maße: 241 x 161 x 43 mm
Von/Mit: Richard C. Francis
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.05.2015
Gewicht: 0,852 kg
Artikel-ID: 107535602
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