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| Other authors / contributors: | Brandon, Robert N.
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| ISBN: | 9780226562278
0226562271
9780226562254
0226562255
9780226562261
0226562263
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-164) and index.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | Life on earth is characterized by three striking phenomena that demand explanation: adaptation--the marvelous fit between organism and environment; diversity--the great variety of organisms; and complexity--the enormous intricacy of their internal structure. Natural selection explains adaptation. But what explains diversity and complexity? Daniel W. McShea and Robert N. Brandon argue that there exists in evolution a spontaneous tendency toward increased diversity and complexity, one that acts whether natural selection is present or not. They call this tendency a biological law--the Zero-Force Evol.
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| Other form: | Print version: McShea, Daniel W. Biology's first law. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010 9780226562254
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| Standard no.: | 9786612679179
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