Evolution : an evolving theory /
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| Author / Creator: | Devillers, Ch. |
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| Uniform title: | Théorie de l'évolution. English |
| Imprint: | Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, c1993. |
| Description: | xiv, 251 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1563336 |
Table of Contents:
- The Theory of Evolution - The 19th Century Concepts
- Pt. I. Biological Evolution. 1. What Is Biological Evolution? 2. The Modern Theory of Evolution: The Synthetic Theory
- Pt. II. The Message of Nature Today - The Evolutionary Mechanisms. 3. Genetic Material and Programmes. 4. From Egg to Adult: Development. 5. Adaptation: The Driving Force or a Result of Evolution? 6. A First Resume: Organisms, Selection, and Adaptation
- Pt. III. The Message of Fossils from the Palaeontological Record. 7. The Formation of Species. 8. The Historical Framework of Evolution. 9. The Species in the Course of Geological Time. 10. From Species to Body Plans. 11. Is Evolution Continuous or Discontinuous? 12. Is Evolution Predictable? 13. A Second Resume: From Speciation to the Formation of the Major Body Plans
- Pt. IV. A New Approach to Human Evolution. 14. A Particular Type of Evolution - Human Evolution
- Pt. V. The Future of the Theory of Evolution. 15. What Will Become of the Theory of Evolution in the Year 2000? 16. Epilogue: What Has Become of the History of the Giraffe and Its Neck?
