- 268 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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About this book
The theory of evolution is itself evolving with new findings and changes in the fundamental underlying concepts. It is true that today's synthetic theory, which goes back to Darwin, is persistently successful. However, it offers no convincing explanation to many questions, some examples of which are as follows: What forms of inheritance exist besides genetics; how complex variations, especially evolutionary innovations such as bird feathers and turtle shells, arise; how the environment affects the evolution of species and is changed by them simultaneously; and why the evolution of birds, corals, and human culture is not explainable by natural selection alone.
Scientific findings of the last decades require continuous rethinking and integration of new data and concepts into the theory of evolution. This comprehensibly written and excellently researched book provides exciting new insights into the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis using fascinating new examples from evolutionary biology.
Key Features
- Comprehensively explains the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis
- Understandably written for a broad audience
- Includes interviews with world-leading evolutionary biologists
- Reviews the historical development of evolutionary theory with explanations of open, unanswered questions
- Explains the new concepts with powerful illustrations
Related Titles
Bard, J. Evolution: The Origins and Mechanisms of Diversity (ISBN 9781032138480)
Johnson, N. Darwin's Reach: 21st Century Applications of Evolutionary Biology (ISBN 9781138587427)
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Endorsement page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Author
- Introduction
- 1 • Darwin’s Millennium Theory and Bateson’s Counter Model
- 2 • The Modern Synthesis: The Standard Model of Evolution
- 3 • Evo-Devo—The Best of Both Worlds
- 4 • Selected Evo-Devo Research Results
- 5 • The Niche Construction Theory
- 6 • Extended Evolutionary Synthesis
- 7 • Theories on the Evolution of Thinking
- 8 • The Evolution of Humankind in Our (Non)Biological Future
- 9 • More than One Theory of Evolution–A Pluralistic Approach
- 10 • The Players of the New Thinking in Evolutionary Theory
- Glossary
- Index