Macroevolution Explanation, Interpretation and Evidence /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Serrelli, Emanuele (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Gontier, Nathalie (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: Interdisciplinary Evolution Research, 2
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Biology > Philosophy.; Paleontology.; Biodiversity.; Evolutionary biology.; Life Sciences.; Evolutionary Biology.; Philosophy of Biology.

This book is divided in two parts, the first of which shows how, beyond paleontology and systematics, macroevolutionary theories apply key insights from ecology and biogeography, developmental biology, biophysics, molecular phylogenetics, and even the sociocultural sciences to explain evolution in d...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part 1: Macroevolutionary Explanations and Interpretations
• Can Modern Evolutionary Theory Explain Macroevolution?
• Evolution as a Largely Autonomous Process
• Visualizing Macroevolution: From Adaptive Landscapes to Compositions of Multiple Spaces
• Toward a Natural Philosophy of Macroevolution
• Networks and Hierarchies: Approaching Complexity in Evolutionary Theory
• Uniting Micro - with Macroevolution into an Extended Synthesis: Reintegrating Life’s Natural History into Evolution Studies
• Part 2: Evidencing Macroevolution with Case Studies
• Using Microevolution to Explain the Macroevolutionary Observations for the Evolution of Sex
• Speciation: Expanding the Role of Biogeography and Niche Breadth in Macroevolutionary Theory
• Morphological Misfits and the Architecture of Development
• Macroevolution In and Around the Hominin Clade
• Facing the Big Sixth: From Prioritizing Species to Conserving Biodiversity.