Evolution - Hardcover

Ridley, Mark

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9780865424951: Evolution

Synopsis


  • Two-colour throughout.
  • Four-colour section.
  • New chapters on fossil record and coevolution.
  • Beginning of chapter summaries and chapter end reviews.
  • With an accompanying multi-media CD ROM.

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From the Back Cover

This new, multi-media edition of Mark Ridley’s classic text has been updated and revised to match more closely the way today’s evolution courses are taught. New features include:


  • More human examples

  • New chapters on the fossil record

  • Broader taxonomic coverage

  • Expanded coverage of ecological principles

  • Simplified section on population genetics--with more worked examples

  • New chapter on coevolution

  • Two-color throughout with four-color insert

  • Chapter-end review and study questions

  • Beginning-of-chapter summaries

Each of the topics in the book is significantly enhanced on the CD-ROM included with each book. Features of the CD-ROM include:


  • Video clips by world renowned leaders inn the field of evolution

  • Full-color animations

  • Interactive time-line that covers millions of years of evolutionary history

  • An impressive library of classic papers

  • Virtual experiments and tutorials for more structured learning

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