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9780471182191

Biology, Evolution, and Human Nature

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  • ISBN13:

    9780471182191

  • ISBN10:

    0471182192

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-11-16
  • Publisher: Wiley

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Summary

This book uses evolution as the unifying theme to trace the connections between levels of biological complexity from genes through nervous systems, animal societies, and human cultures. It examines the history of evolutionary theory from Darwin to the present, including: the impact of molecular biology and the emergence of evolutionary social theory.

Author Biography

Timothy H. Goldsmith and William F. Zimmerman are the authors of Biology, Evolution, and Human Nature, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Part One Foundations 1(155)
Why Study Biology?
3(18)
Charles Darwin and the Origins of Evolutionary Theory
21(32)
Cells and the Molecules of Life
53(32)
Genetic Continuity and Change: Organisms, Environments, and Microevolution
85(20)
After Darwin: Molecular Evolution, Selection, and Adaptation
105(20)
Evolutionary Social Theory
125(30)
Part Two Evolution in Action 155(34)
The Success of Social Insects
157(14)
Parasites, Hosts, and the Evolutionary Warfare of Infectious Disease
171(18)
Part Three The Biology of Behavior 189(84)
Nervous Systems Generate Behavior
191(34)
Individual Organisms are the Product of Development
225(22)
Behavior as Phenotype
247(26)
Part Four Our Place in Nature 273(76)
The Physical Record of Human Origins
275(18)
Exploring Our Behavioral Heritage
293(20)
Viewing Human Cultures in an Evolutionary Context
313(36)
Bibiography 349(5)
Credits 354(3)
Index 357

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