Evolution: A Biological and Palaeontological Approach

Skelton, P. W.; Gilmour, Iain

 
9780201544237: Evolution: A Biological and Palaeontological Approach

Synopsis

A comprehensive text introducing the mechanisms of evolution at all scales, the genetic (with brief references to molecular aspects), through other biological aspects (natural selection and adaptation; behavioural and ecological influences; specification), to the palaeontological scale (analysis of macroevolutionary patterns to identify influences), illustrating the hierarchy of processes involved.

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