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Explaining Life through Evolution
Taschenbuch von Prosanta Chakrabarty
Sprache: Englisch

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"A friendly, non-threatening, and accessible introduction to evolution, emphasizing both the evidence for evolution and the importance of understanding it in contemporary social context"--
"A friendly, non-threatening, and accessible introduction to evolution, emphasizing both the evidence for evolution and the importance of understanding it in contemporary social context"--
Über den Autor
Prosanta Chakrabarty is Professor of Evolutionary Biology and Curator of Fishes at Louisiana State University. He is a TED Senior Fellow, an Elected Fellow of AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), a Fulbright Distinguished Chair, and a National Geographic Certified Educator.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part I: A Personal Prologue
Called to Action 3
Pulled Into the Fight 11
On Trust 17
Facts and Truth 21

Part II: The Evolution Revolution
Introduction to Evolution 27
The Great Chain of Being or Ladder of Life 37
Theories of Evolution 47
From So Simple a Beginning 53
The Selection of Natural Selection 67
Mendel and the Maintenance of Variation 73
Mutants and Mutations 79
Speciation: The Formation of New Species 89

Part III: Questions and Misconceptions
Who You Calling "Primitive"? 109
Our Crappy-Crappie Bodies 117
The Tree of Life 123
The Origin of Life 129
The History of Life 137

Part IV: Why Understanding Evolution Matters
Evolution in the Anthropocene 145
Natural History 155
Our Genealogy and Ancestry 163
Sex/Gender/Sexuality 175
Combating Post-Truth with Trust 189
Conversation with a Creationist 195

Epilogue 201
Acknowledgments 207
Glossary 209
Notes 219
Further Reading 257
Figure Credits 259
Index 263
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Biologie
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 271
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780262546256
ISBN-10: 0262546256
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Chakrabarty, Prosanta
Hersteller: The MIT Press
Abbildungen: 11 color illustrations, 26 b&w illustrations
Maße: 202 x 137 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Prosanta Chakrabarty
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.08.2023
Gewicht: 0,282 kg
preigu-id: 125915295
Über den Autor
Prosanta Chakrabarty is Professor of Evolutionary Biology and Curator of Fishes at Louisiana State University. He is a TED Senior Fellow, an Elected Fellow of AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), a Fulbright Distinguished Chair, and a National Geographic Certified Educator.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part I: A Personal Prologue
Called to Action 3
Pulled Into the Fight 11
On Trust 17
Facts and Truth 21

Part II: The Evolution Revolution
Introduction to Evolution 27
The Great Chain of Being or Ladder of Life 37
Theories of Evolution 47
From So Simple a Beginning 53
The Selection of Natural Selection 67
Mendel and the Maintenance of Variation 73
Mutants and Mutations 79
Speciation: The Formation of New Species 89

Part III: Questions and Misconceptions
Who You Calling "Primitive"? 109
Our Crappy-Crappie Bodies 117
The Tree of Life 123
The Origin of Life 129
The History of Life 137

Part IV: Why Understanding Evolution Matters
Evolution in the Anthropocene 145
Natural History 155
Our Genealogy and Ancestry 163
Sex/Gender/Sexuality 175
Combating Post-Truth with Trust 189
Conversation with a Creationist 195

Epilogue 201
Acknowledgments 207
Glossary 209
Notes 219
Further Reading 257
Figure Credits 259
Index 263
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Biologie
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 271
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780262546256
ISBN-10: 0262546256
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Chakrabarty, Prosanta
Hersteller: The MIT Press
Abbildungen: 11 color illustrations, 26 b&w illustrations
Maße: 202 x 137 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Prosanta Chakrabarty
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.08.2023
Gewicht: 0,282 kg
preigu-id: 125915295
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