Evolution That Anyone Can Understand

The function of scientific research is promoting the understanding of the world around us. In theory, anyway, the more we learn, the more potential we have of making our lives better. Thus, we have seen research in electronics provide us with computers, research in chemistry provide us with all mann...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Marcus, Bernard (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2012.
Σειρά:SpringerBriefs in Evolutionary Biology,
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505 0 |a   Preface -- Introduction -- Dedication -- CHAPTER 1:  Exactly what is evolution? -- CHAPTER 2:  WWhat's God got to do with it? -- CHAPTER 3:  But it's only a theory -- Chapter 4:  IceFish and Other Genetic Anomalies and an argument for vestigiality -- CHAPTER 5:  Islands in the sky and elsewhere -- Chapter 6:  Superbugs -- CHAPTER 7:  Biogeography -- CHAPTER 8:  Up a blind alley -- CHAPTER 9:  What is a sepcies? -- CHAPTER 10:  How does it work? -- CHAPTER 11:  What's the evidence -- CHAPTER 12:  Convergance -- CHAPTER 13:  Is it happening now? -- CHAPTER 14:  What about us? 
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