How evolution really works: beyond simple selection, with ideas on mutation, variation, and the forces that shape life.
In The Variation of Animals in Nature, Robson surveys how heritable variation arises and spreads. It draws connections between natural selection, mutation, recombination, and the possible roles of organisation and self-regulation in evolution. The text weighs evidence for and against key ideas and looks at how different mechanisms might drive divergence, specialization, and the emergence of new forms.
- Learn why selection alone may not explain every twist in evolution, and how new variants can arise through mutation and recombination.
- See how crosses between populations and hybridisation could spark early stages of divergence, sometimes with surprising outcomes.
- Understand debates around the evolution of dominance, gene environments, and how certain traits behave in heterozygotes.
- Explore how indirect evidence and complex data shape our view of evolutionary theory and its mathematical models.
Ideal for readers of science history and evolutionary theory who want a careful, evidence-grounded discussion of how variation translates into the diversity of life.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book explores the causes of evolution, a question that has fascinated naturalists for centuries. The author reviews the latest scientific ideas on the origin of variation in animals, the characteristics of groups and their mode of occurrence in nature, the origins and causes of isolation, the causes of correlation, the spread of new characters and the relation between variation and the main tendencies of evolution. The book brings together all the leading theories and principles that emerge from the study of variation and have a bearing on the causes of evolution. In so doing, it provides a comprehensive overview of a complex and ever-evolving field. The author presents a wide range of evidence and arguments, and the book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the study of evolution. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780282852771_0
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