Variation: A Central Concept in Biology - Hardcover

Benedikt Hallgrímsson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0120887770 ISBN 13: 9780120887774

Verlag: Academic Press, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection was based on the observation that there is variation between individuals within the same species. This fundamental observation is a central concept in evolutionary biology. However, variation is only rarely treated directly. It has remained peripheral to the study of mechanisms of evolutionary change. The explosion of knowledge in genetics, developmental biology, and the ongoing synthesis of evolutionary and developmental biology has made it possible for us to study the factors that limit, enhance, or structure variation at the level of an animals' physical appearance and behavior. Knowledge of the significance of variability is crucial to this emerging synthesis. Variation situates the role of variability within this broad framework, bringing variation back to the center of the evolutionary stage.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Academic Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0120887770
• ISBN 13: 9780120887774
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 592
• Herausgeber: Brian K. Hall PH. D.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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