Genetics, Paleontology, and Macroevolution.

This expanded and updated second edition offers a comprehensive look at macroevolution. From a Neodarwinian viewpoint, it integrates evolutionary processes at all levels to explain animal diversity. It examines topics including genetics and speciation, development and evolution, the constructional a...

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Main Author: Levinton, Jeffrey S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780511047930
0511047932
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:This expanded and updated second edition offers a comprehensive look at macroevolution. From a Neodarwinian viewpoint, it integrates evolutionary processes at all levels to explain animal diversity. It examines topics including genetics and speciation, development and evolution, the constructional and functional aspects of form, fossil lineages, systematics, and the Cambrian explosion. It delves into the age of molecular science, and integrates important recent findings.
Physical Description:1 online resource (635 pages)
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