21st Century Science: New Thinking About Evolution

Publisher Britannica Digital Learning

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eBook

2nd Edition 1st Edition

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Britannica Digital Learning

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Copyright

2011

ISBN13

9781615301706

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eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - 12th Grade

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Overview

Notwithstanding its detractors, evolutionary science has anticipated modern genetic research and continued to illuminate mysteries about our past and our connectedness to the species around us. Detailing the evolutionary process and speciation as well as the continuing debates about evolution's inherent validity, this engrossing volume considers all aspects of this exciting field of study.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Introduction.
1: Understanding Evolution.
2: The Evidence for Evolution.
3: History of Evolutionary Theory.
4: The Cultural Impact of Evolutionary Theory.
5: The Process of Evolution.
6: Evolution as a Genetic Function.
7: The Dynamics of Genetic Change.
8: The Operation of Natural Selection in Populations.
9: Species and Speciation.
10: The Origin of Species.
11: Polyploidy.
12: Genetic Differentiation During Speciation.
13: Patterns and Rates of Species Evolution.
14: Reconstruction of Evolutionary History.
15: DNA and Protein as Informational Macromolecules.
16: Evolutionary Trees.
17: Molecular Evolution.
18: Notable Evolutionary Thinkers.
19: Darwin, Charles.
20: Dawkins, Richard.
21: Dobzhansky, Theodosius.
22: Huxley, Sir Julian.
23: Huxley, T.H..
24: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
25: Mayr, Ernst.
26: Simpson, George Gaylord.
27: George Ledyard Stebbins, Jr..
28: Vries, Hugo De.
29: Wallace, Alfred Russel.
30: Related Evolutionary Concepts.
31: Acquired Character.
32: Adaptation.
33: Adaptive Radiation.
34: Cephalization.
35: Darwinism.
36: Dispersion.
37: Effective Population Size.
38: Emergence.
39: Extinction.
40: Kin Selection.
41: Mosaic Evolution.
42: Natural Selection.
43: Orthogenesis.
44: Parallel Evolution.
45: Polymorphism.
46: Selection.
47: Speciation.
48: Species.
Glossary.
For Further Reading.
Index.
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