In Search of the Causes of Evolution: From Field Observations to Mechanisms - Couverture souple

 
9780691146959: In Search of the Causes of Evolution: From Field Observations to Mechanisms
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0691146950 ISBN 13 : 9780691146959
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Evolutionary biology has witnessed breathtaking advances in recent years. Some of its most exciting insights have come from the crossover of disciplines as varied as paleontology, molecular biology, ecology, and genetics. This book brings together many of today's pioneers in evolutionary biology to describe the latest advances and explain why a cross-disciplinary and integrated approach to research questions is so essential.

Contributors discuss the origins of biological diversity, mechanisms of evolutionary change at the molecular and developmental levels, morphology and behavior, and the ecology of adaptive radiations and speciation. They highlight the mutual dependence of organisms and their environments, and reveal the different strategies today's researchers are using in the field and laboratory to explore this interdependence. Peter and Rosemary Grant--renowned for their influential work on Darwin's finches in the Galápagos--provide concise introductions to each section and identify the key questions future research needs to address.

In addition to the editors, the contributors are Myra Awodey, Christopher N. Balakrishnan, Rowan D. H. Barrett, May R. Berenbaum, Paul M. Brakefield, Philip J. Currie, Scott V. Edwards, Douglas J. Emlen, Joshua B. Gross, Hopi E. Hoekstra, Richard Hudson, David Jablonski, David T. Johnston, Mathieu Joron, David Kingsley, Andrew H. Knoll, Mimi A. R. Koehl, June Y. Lee, Jonathan B. Losos, Isabel Santos Magalhaes, Albert B. Phillimore, Trevor Price, Dolph Schluter, Ole Seehausen, Clifford J. Tabin, John N. Thompson, and David B. Wake.

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À propos de l?auteur

Peter R. Grant is the Class of 1877 Professor of Zoology (emeritus) at Princeton University. B. Rosemary Grant is professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at Princeton.

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Éditeur
Princeton University Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0691146950
ISBN 13 
9780691146959
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
408
Éditeur
Grant Peter R., Grant B. Rosemary
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9780691146812: In Search of the Causes of Evolution: From Field Observations to Mechanisms

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0691146810 ISBN 13 :  9780691146812
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2010
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