Name: Evolution: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN: 9780192802514

作者: Brian Charlesworth / Deborah Charlesworth
出版社: Oxford University Press
出版年: 2003-6
页数: 160
定价: USD 11.95
装帧: Paperback
丛书: Very Short Introductions
ISBN: 9780192802514

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- Introduces in a clear and concise way the most important basic findings and procedures of evolutionary biology

- Looks at the evidence for evolution, eg the fossil record, the distribution of species, the similarities and differences between organisms

- A section at the end looks at the seemingly difficult problems for the theory of evolution

- Explains adaptation and natural...

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- Introduces in a clear and concise way the most important basic findings and procedures of evolutionary biology

- Looks at the evidence for evolution, eg the fossil record, the distribution of species, the similarities and differences between organisms

- A section at the end looks at the seemingly difficult problems for the theory of evolution

- Explains adaptation and natural selection

- Essential for school and undergraduate students studying evolution

Less than 450 years ago, all European scholars believed that the earth was the centre of a universe that was at most a few million miles in extent, and that the planets, sun, and stars all rotated around this centre. Less than 250 years ago, they believed that the universe was created essentially in its present state about 6000 years ago. Less than 150 years ago, the special creation by God of living species was still dominant.

The relentless application of the scientific method of inference from experiment and observation, without reference to religious, or governmental authority has completely transformed our view of our origins and relation to the universe, in less than 500 years. Few would dispute that this programme has been spectacularly successful, particularly in the twentieth century.

This book is about the crucial role of evolutionary biology in transforming our view of human origins and relation to the universe, and the impact of this idea on traditional philosophy and religion. The purpose of this book is to introduce the general reader to some of the most important basic findings, concepts, and procedures of evolutionary biology, as it has developed since the first publications of Darwin and Wallace on the subject, over 140 years ago. Evolution provides a unifying set of principals for the whole of biology; it also illuminates the relation of human beings to the universe and each other. In addition, many aspects of evolution have practical importance; for instance, the rapid evolution of resistance by bacteria to antibiotics and of HIV to antiviral drugs are pressing medical problems.

作者简介 · · · · · ·

Brian Charlesworth, Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology at the University of Edinburgh, and Deborah Charlesworth, Professor in the ICABP at Edinburgh

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有性生殖基本特征的进化一定远远早于多细胞动植物的进化，后者是进化舞台上的新人。这一点从有性生殖的单细胞与多细胞生物的繁殖共同点上可以清楚看出 (查看原文)

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对复杂结构的进化的理解之所以被称为“难题”，并不是因为理论上遇到了什么样的挑战，而是我们缺少足够多的过渡性的中间阶段的证据。 (查看原文)

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丛书信息 · · · · · ·

　　Very Short Introductions(共680册)，这套丛书还有《Poststructuralism》《Modernism》《The U.S Civil War》《Christian Art》《The Crusades》等。

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