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Encyclopedia of Evolution
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Encyclopedia of Evolution

Edited by Mark Pagel

2002 Booklist Top 10 Science Reference Sources

2002 Choice Outstanding Title

2003 ALA/RUSA Outstanding Reference Source

370 entries

A comprehensive guide to the essentials of evolutionary biology, these entries by leading experts survey essential concepts and theories, present methods, models and findings, and discuss both the history of the field and current controversies. Readers will find brief treatments on discrete concepts and individuals to illuminating lengthy essays by towering figures in the field. Topics include: Darwin, natural selection, human origins, behavioral ecology, diversity, mathematical models, and cell and developmental biology. Special essays include Stephen Jay Gould's “Macroevolution” and Jane Goodall and Elizabeth Vinson-Lonsdorf on “Culture in Chimpanzees.”

Bibliographic Information

Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Print Publication Date:
2002
Print ISBN-13:
9780195122008
Published to Oxford Reference:
2005
Current Online Version:
2012
eISBN:
9780195187601

Author

Mark Pagel, editor

Mark Pagel is a professor in the Division of Zoology at the School of Animal and Microbial Sciences at the University of Reading.

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Contents

Front Matter

Publishing Information

Introduction

A-Z (to view, select the "Entries" tab)

End Matter

Directory of Contributors