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9780465044269

What Evolution Is

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  • ISBN13:

    9780465044269

  • ISBN10:

    0465044263

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-10-11
  • Publisher: Basic Books

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At once a spirited defense of Darwinian explanations of biology and an elegant primer on evolution for the general reader, What Evolution Is poses the questions at the heart of evolutionary theory and considers how our improved understanding of evolution has affected the viewpoints and values of modern man.Science Masters Series

Author Biography

Ernst Mayr was the leading evolutionary biologist of the 20th century. He was Professor Emeritus at the Zoology Department of Harvard University and for twenty-three years served as Curator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. He died in February 2005 in Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. vii
Prefacep. xiii
Acknowledgmentsp. xvii
What Is Evolution?
In What Kind of a World Do We Live?p. 3
What Is the Evidence for Evolution on Earth?p. 12
The Rise of the Living Worldp. 40
How Are Evolutionary Change and Adaptedness Explained?
How and Why Does Evolution Take Place?p. 73
Variational Evolutionp. 83
Natural Selectionp. 115
Adaptedness and Natural Selection: Anagenesisp. 147
Origin and Evolution of Diversity: Cladogenesis
The Units of Diversity: Speciesp. 161
Speciationp. 174
Macroevolutionp. 188
Human Evolution
How Did Mankind Evolve?p. 233
The Frontiers of Evolutionary Biologyp. 265
What Criticisms Have Been Made of Evolutionary Theory?p. 269
Short Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Evolutionp. 274
Glossaryp. 283
Bibliographyp. 293
Indexp. 304
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