New Thinking About EvolutionJohn P. Rafferty Associate Editor, Earth Sciences Remarkable as much for the insight into our earliest ancestors as the controversies it has engendered, the concept of evolution has garnered much attention since Charles Darwin first published his theory of natural selection. Notwithstanding its detractors, evolutionary science has anticipated modern genetic research and continued to illuminate mysteries about our past and our connectedness to the species around us. Detailing the evolutionary process and speciation as well as the continuing debates about evolution s inherent validity, this engrossing volume considers all aspects of this exciting field of study. |
Contents
Understanding Evolution | 19 |
History of Evolutionary Theory | 34 |
The Cultural Impact of Evolutionary | 53 |
The Process of Evolution | 72 |
The Dynamics of Genetic Change | 87 |
The Operation of Natural Selection | 95 |
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Types of Selection | 108 |
Richard Dawkins | 213 |
Sir Julian Huxley | 220 |
JeanBaptiste Lamarck | 232 |
Ernst Mayr | 238 |
George Gaylord Simpson | 239 |
Related Evolutionary | 252 |
Effective Population Size | 260 |
Kin Selection | 266 |
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