99% Ape: How Evolution Adds Up - Couverture souple

Pond, Caroline M.; Robinson, David; Skelton, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0226757781 ISBN 13 : 9780226757780

Editeur : Univ of Chicago Pr, 2009

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A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

The book is a collaboration by experts at The Open University, UK. Editor and contributor Jonathan Silvertown is Professor of Ecology in the Department of Life Sciences at The Open University, and is internationally-known for his research on the evolution and ecology of plants. Caroline Pond is Professor of Comparative Anatomy in the Department of Life Sciences, at The Open University. She is an authority on the comparative and functional anatomy of adipose tissue and has long experience of teaching general and comparative biology. David Robinson is a zoologist and evolutionary biologist in the Department of Life Sciences at The Open University. Peter Skelton is a palaeobiologist in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at The Open University, and is recognised internationally as an authority on fossil bivalves and their evolution. Daniel Nettle is a psychologist in the Centre for Behaviour and Evolution at the University of Newcastle and an expert in the use of theoretical models and experimental psychology to study the application of evolutionary theory to contemporary human behaviour. Monica Grady is Professor in Planetary Sciences at The Open University, and one of the world's leading meteorite experts. Gary Slapper is Professor of Law at The Open University, and has a long-standing interest in legal battles over the teaching of Darwinism in the USA.

Revue de presse

'An accessible introduction to evolution from the Open University. The book covers the history of the theory and the supporting evidence. Short but sweet with plenty of great photos.' --BBC Focus magazine

'This absorbing book introduces the fundamentals of evolution and highlights the many advances since.' --Good Book Guide

'...where, then, to go for a balanced account when the subject (evolution) is so complex and the positions so opposed? This new book from the Natural History Museum fits the bill perfectly.' --Current Archaeology magazine

'This absorbing book introduces the fundamentals of evolution and highlights the many advances since.' --Good Book Guide

'...where, then, to go for a balanced account when the subject (evolution) is so complex and the positions so opposed? This new book from the Natural History Museum fits the bill perfectly.' --Current Archaeology magazine

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Univ of Chicago Pr
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0226757781
• ISBN 13: 9780226757780
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Éditeur: Silvertown Jonathan W.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible