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Covering everything from fossilised dinosaurs to intelligent apes, this is an accessible guide to one of the most important scientific theories of all time. Burt Guttman assumes no prior scientific knowledge on the part of the reader, and explains each of the key ideas and concepts, including natural selection, genetics and the evolution of animal behaviour, in a lively and informative way. Looking ahead to the future of evolutionary theory, and assessing its possible implications for the way we understand morality, human nature and our place in the world, this book provides the perfect starting point for understanding what evolution is and why it matters.
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index
Acheulean culture 157
adaptation 52, 90, 103–4
behavioral, 87–8
biochemical, 88
little changes make big differences, 98–9
morphological, 87
adaptive radiation 120
adaptive zone 120
adenine 40
Aegyptopithecus zeuxis 147
African lion 83
Agassiz, Louis 182
Akam, M. 134
Alexandre, Brongniart 16
algae 47, 49
allelic frequency 69–71, 72
allelochemic interactions 88
allopolyploidy 122
allospecies 113
American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU) 54
American robin 82–3
Americans 173–5
contributors/beneficiaries to scientific/technological advances, 3
ignorance of, 4
amino acid 37, 51, 96–7
amniotic egg 48
anatomy, analogous structures, 26
comparative, 22–6
of dinosaurs, 49
and evolutionary change, 24
homologous bones, 25–6
limbs, 24–5
skulls, 23–4
vestigial elements, 25
animals, Aristotle on body plans, 22
comparative anatomy of, 24–6
development of, 132–6
evolution of, 48–9
as fossils, 14, 23
general structure of, 127–30
heads, tails, segments, 132–3
“higher” and “lower” misnomer, 10
organs of the body, 133–6
similarities/relatedness of soft parts, 23
simple, 127–9
using wheels for motility, 8–9
antelopes 116–17
anthropoids and apes, distinguished from monkeys, 146–7
early evolution, 147–8
“missing link,” 151
southern ape-men, 149–51
standing upright, 152–4
apes see anthropoids and apes
Apidium 14...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- one diversity, science, and evolution
- two stories in the rocks
- three biology – some basics
- four a broad view of the process
- five ecosystems: getting along with the neighbors
- six making new species
- seven development and macroevolution
- eight human evolution
- nine probability and entropy
- ten the problem of creationism
- References and further reading
- Index