Evolutionary Analysis - 4th Edition

Paperback  816 pages  ISBN 0132397897      £50.00

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The following text describes the Third edition .

Evolutionary Analysis continues to present evolution as a process, emphasizing the interplay between theory, observation, testing, and interpretation. By presenting principles through recent and classical studies and by emphasizing real-world applications, Evolutionary Analysis deftly conveys the excitement and logic of evolutionary science.

Contents

I. INTRODUCTION.

1 . A Case for Evolutionary Thinking: Understanding HIV.
2. The Evidence for Evolution.
3. Darwinian Natural Selection.

II. MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTIONARY CHANGE.

4. Mutation and Genetic Variation.
5. Mendelian Genetics in Populations I: Selection and Mutation as Mechanisms of Evolution.
6. Mendelian Genetics in Populations II: Migration, Genetic Drift, and Nonrandom Mating.
7. Evolution at Multiple Loci: Linkage and Sex.
8. Evolution at Multiple Loci: Quantitative Genetics.

III. ADAPTATION.

9. Studying Adaptation: Evolutionary Analysis of Form and Function.
10. Sexual Selection.
11. Kin Selection and Social Behavior.
12. Aging and Other Life History Characters.
13. Darwinian Medicine.

IV. THE HISTORY OF LIFE.

14. Reconstructing Evolutionary Trees.
15. Mechanisms of Speciation.
16. The Origins of Life and Precambrian Evolution.
17. The Cambrian Explosion and Beyond.
18. Development and Evolution.
19. Human Evolution.

Features

• An inquiry-focus.
  - Provides a dynamic and engaging framework for the study of evolution.
• Updated coverage throughout - Includes new sections based on user feedback.
  - Shows students that evolution is a dynamic, rapidly changing field.
• Reorganization to position History of Life as capstone unit.
• All figures in the text provided as PowerPoint slides.
  - Provides instructors with an invaluable resource for engaging students during lecture.
• Full colour photographs, diagrams, and datagraphics throughout - The four-colour visual programme makes the overall presentation accessible for students.
  - Helps show the importance of color in organisms.
• Chapters organized into five parts.
  - Aligns the sequence of chapters more closely with the way most professors teach the course.