Titre : | EVOLUTION, 1 |
Autre titre: | L'EVOLUTION |
Auteurs : | MARK RIDLEY |
Type de document : | Livre |
Mention d'édition : | SECOND EDITION |
Editeur : | OXFORD : OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2004 |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-19-926794-1 |
Format : | 458 P. |
Langues: | Anglais |
Concepts : |
EVOLUTION
EVOLUTION BIOLOGIQUE SELECTION NATURELLE ADAPTATION GENETIQUE BIODIVERSITE GENOMIQUE EVOLUTION GENETIQUE |
Résumé : | Charles Darwin started it: the debate that divided Victorian society and set the questions which shaped scientific research through the last century and into this millennium. Today, evolution is being used to explain hot topics such as cloning, long-standing mysteries such as homology, and astonishing lab- bench results such as the ey gene. Mark Ridley's Oxford Reader features major contributions to the universal debate by writers such as Charles Darwin, Stephen Jay Gould, Richard Dawkins, Jacques Monod, Theodosius Dobzhansky, and Francis Crick. NEW TO THIS EDITION: o New introductory paragraphs for all extracts provide a succinct summary of the important evolutionary issues which follow o New sections on evolutionary genomics and the history of life o Improved balance between classic papers and the latest insights from current research PRAISE FOR THE FIR5T EDITION: 'Ridley gathers together dozens of the most important writings on evolution, from Darwin's own unpublished thoughts to the latest results from molecular biology . . . A book that makes as interesting bedtime reading for the educated layperson as it offers an interesting and valuable resource to students and professional Scientists.' Jared M. Diamond, Univenity of California 'Darwin would greet this Reader with a beatific smile. From medicine to morality, from sex to senescence, Ridley has made an authoritative choice, exhibiting the stunning range and power of evolutionary theory. The next time someone tells you Darwinism is dead, let them feel the full weight of this book: Helena Cronin, author of The Ant and the Peacock:Altruism and Sexual Selection from Darwin ta Today . |
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