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Evolution - The Origins and Mechanisms of Diversity (Hardcover)
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Evolution - The Origins and Mechanisms of Diversity (Hardcover)
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Evolution is the single unifying principle of biology and core to
everything in the life sciences. More than a century of work by
scientists from across the biological spectrum has produced a
detailed history of life across the phyla and explained the
mechanisms by which new species form. This textbook covers both
this history and the mechanisms of speciation; it also aims to
provide students with the background needed to read the research
literature on evolution. Students will therefore learn about
cladistics, molecular phylogenies, the molecular-genetical basis of
evolutionary change including the important role of protein
networks, symbionts and holobionts, together with the core
principles of developmental biology. The book also includes
introductory appendices that provide background knowledge on, for
example, the diversity of life today, fossils, the geology of Earth
and the history of evolutionary thought. Key Features Summarizes
the origins of life and the evolution of the eukaryotic cell and of
Urbilateria, the last common ancestor of invertebrates and
vertebrates. Reviews the history of life across the phyla based on
the fossil record and computational phylogenetics. Explains
evo-devo and the generation of anatomical novelties. Illustrates
the roles of small populations, genetic drift, mutation and
selection in speciation. Documents human evolution using the fossil
record and evidence of dispersal across the world leading to the
emergence of modern humans.
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