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Macroevolution - Explanation, Interpretation and Evidence (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
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Macroevolution - Explanation, Interpretation and Evidence (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Series: Interdisciplinary Evolution Research, 2
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This book is divided in two parts, the first of which shows how,
beyond paleontology and systematics, macroevolutionary theories
apply key insights from ecology and biogeography, developmental
biology, biophysics, molecular phylogenetics and even the
sociocultural sciences to explain evolution in deep time. In the
second part, the phenomenon of macroevolution is examined with the
help of real life-history case studies on the evolution of
eukaryotic sex, the formation of anatomical form and body-plans,
extinction and speciation events of marine invertebrates, hominin
evolution and species conservation ethics. The book brings together
leading experts, who explain pivotal concepts such as Punctuated
Equilibria, Stasis, Developmental Constraints, Adaptive Radiations,
Habitat Tracking, Turnovers, (Mass) Extinctions, Species Sorting,
Major Transitions, Trends and Hierarchies - key premises that allow
macroevolutionary epistemic frameworks to transcend
microevolutionary theories that focus on genetic variation,
selection, migration and fitness. Along the way, the contributing
authors review ongoing debates and current scientific challenges;
detail new and fascinating scientific tools and techniques that
allow us to cross the classic borders between disciplines;
demonstrate how their theories make it possible to extend the
Modern Synthesis; present guidelines on how the macroevolutionary
field could be further developed; and provide a rich view of just
how it was that life evolved across time and space. In short, this
book is a must-read for active scholars and because the technical
aspects are fully explained, it is also accessible for
non-specialists. Understanding evolution requires a solid grasp of
above-population phenomena. Species are real biological individuals
and abiotic factors impact the future course of evolution. Beyond
observation, when the explanation of macroevolution is the goal, we
need both evidence and theory that enable us to explain and
interpret how life evolves at the grand scale.
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