The Princeton Guide to Evolution

Name: The Princeton Guide to Evolution
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The Princeton Guide to Evolution serves as an authoritative reference covering major topics in evolutionary biology. Edited by distinguished evolutionary biologists, it features around 100 clear and up-to-date articles spanning phylogenetics, selection, evolutionary processes, genetics, speciation, behaviour, society, humans, and modern implications of evolution. The guide is richly illustrated and includes glossaries, bibliographies, and cross-references, making it vital for students and researchers alike.
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Undergraduate and graduate students in biology, scientists in related fields, and anyone with a serious interest in evolutionary biology.

Contains some articles on the important topics in seven major areas: phylogenetics and the history of life; selection and adaptation; evolutionary processes; genes, genomes, and phenotypes; speciation and macroevolution; evolution of behavior, society, and humans; and evolution and modern society.

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The Princeton Guide to Evolution is a comprehensive, concise, and authoritative reference to the major subjects and key concepts in evolutionary biology, ranging from genes to mass extinctions. Edited by a distinguished team of evolutionary biologists and featuring contributions from leading researchers, the guide contains approximately 100 clear, accurate, and up-to-date articles on the most important topics in seven major areas.

These areas include phylogenetics and the history of life; selection and adaptation; evolutionary processes; genes, genomes, and phenotypes; speciation and macroevolution; the evolution of behaviour, society, and humans; and the intersection of evolution with modern society.

Complete with more than 100 illustrations—including eight pages in colour—glossaries of key terms, suggestions for further reading on each topic, and an index, this volume is essential for undergraduate and graduate students, scientists in related fields, and anyone with a serious interest in evolution.

The Princeton Guide to Evolution explains key topics in approximately 100 concise and authoritative articles written by a team of leading evolutionary biologists. It contains more than 100 illustrations, including eight pages in colour. Each article includes an outline, glossary, bibliography, and cross-references, covering phylogenetics and the history of life; selection and adaptation; evolutionary processes; genes, genomes, and phenotypes; speciation and macroevolution; the evolution of behaviour, society, and humans; and evolution and modern society.

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Library Journal praises it as "a comprehensive guide to all aspects of evolution," ideal for both students and teachers.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780691149776

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 December 2013

Country: United States

Imprint: Princeton University Press

Illustration: 1 Maps

Contributors:

Edited by Dolph Schluter
Editor-in-chief Jonathan B. Losos
Edited by David A. Baum
Edited by Douglas J. Futuyma
Edited by Hopi E. Hoekstra
Edited by Richard E. Lenski
Edited by Allen J. Moore
Edited by Catherine L. Peichel
Edited by Michael C. Whitlock
Editor-in-chief Jonathan B. Losos Losos

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 1928g

Pages: 872

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About the Author

Jonathan B. Losos is the Monique and Philip Lehner Professor for the Study of Latin America and professor of organismic and evolutionary biology at Harvard University. David A. Baum is professor of botany and director of the J. F. Crow Institute for Evolution at the University of Wisconsin. Douglas J. Futuyma is Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University. Hopi E. Hoekstra is the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University. Richard E. Lenski is the John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor of Zoology at Michigan State University. Allen J. Moore is professor of genetics at the University of Georgia. Catherine L. Peichel is an associate member of the human biology and basic sciences divisions of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Dolph Schluter is professor of zoology and Canada Research Chair at the University of British Columbia. Michael J. Whitlock is professor of zoology at the University of British Columbia.