Evolution /
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| Author / Creator: | Strickberger, Monroe W. |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c1996. |
| Description: | xiv, 670 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Jones and Bartlett series in biology Jones and Bartlett series in biology. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2592560 |
Table of Contents:
- Part I. The Historical Framework: Evolution as Science
- Chapter 1. Before Darwin
- Chapter 2. Darwin and Natural Selection
- Chapter 3. The Arguments and the Evidence for Evolution
- Part II. Origins: The Enormity of Time
- Chapter 4. The Origins of Cosmic Structures and Chemical Elements
- Chapter 5. The Origin of Earth
- Chapter 6. Molecules, Protocells, and Natural Selection
- Chapter 7. From Molecules to Life
- Chapter 8. Origins of Cells and the First Organisms
- Part III. The Organic Framework: Genes Cells and Development
- Chapter 9. Cell Division, Mendelian Genetics and Sex Determination
- Chapter 10. Chromosomes, Mutation, Gene Regulation and Variation
- Chapter 11. Species, Phylogeny and Classification
- Chapter 12. Genes and Phylogenetic Relationship
- Chapter 13. Genes, Development, and Evolution
- Part IV. The Organisms: The Diversity of Life
- Chapter 14. Evolution of Plants and Fungi
- Chapter 15. Animals and their Origins
- Chapter 16. Evolution Among the Invertebrates
- Chapter 17. Chordate and Vertebrate Origins
- Chapter 18. From Water to Land to Air: Amphibians and Amniotes
- Chapter 19. Evolution of Mammals
- Chapter 20. Primate Evolution and Human Origins
- Part V. Populations and Speciation: Changes Within and Between Species
- Chapter 21. Populations, Gene Frequencies, and Equilibrium
- Chapter 22. Changes in Gene Frequencies
- Chapter 23. Structure and Maintenance of Populations
- Chapter 24. From Populations to Species
- Part VI. Evolution and Society: Past, Present, and Future; Society and Religion
- Chapter 25. Cultural and Human-Directed Evolution
- Chapter 26. The Impact of Darwin's Theory on Religion 1 Before Darwin
