Evolution

Evolution

The Origins and Mechanisms of Diversity

Bard, Jonathan

Taylor & Francis Ltd

01/2022

536

Dura

Inglês

9781032138480

15 a 20 dias

1150

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Preface. SECTION I: AN INTRODUCTION TO EVOLUTION 1. Approaching Evolution 2. A Potted History of Evolutionary Science 3. The Ancient World 4. Life Today: Species Diversity and Classification SECTION II. THE EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION 5. Analysing Evolutionary Change 6. The Anatomical Evidence for Evolutionary Change 7. The Genomic Evidence 8. The Evo-Devo Evidence SECTION III: THE HISTORY OF LIFE 9. The First Two Billion Years 10. The Roots of the Eukaryotic Tree of Life 11. The Evolution of Algae and Plants 12. The Evolution of Multicellular Organisms in the Ediacaran period 13. The Cambrian Explosion and the Evolution of Protostomes 14. Deuterostome Evolution: From the Beginnings to the Amphibians 15. Vertebrate Evolution: Stem Mammals, Reptiles and Birds 16. Vertebrate Evolution: Mammals SECTION IV: MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTION 17. Variation 1: Mutations and Phenotypes 18. Variation 2: Evolutionary Change 19. Adaptation, Symbionts and Holobionts 20. Selection 21. Evolutionary Population Genetics 22. Speciation SECTION V: HUMAN EVOLUTION 23. Human Evolution 1: The Fossil Evidence 24. Human Evolution 2: Genes and Migrations 25. Human Evolution 3: The Origins of Modern Humans 26. Conclusions Appendix 1. Systems Biology Appendix 2. A History of Evolutionary Thought Appendix 3. A Brief History of the World Appendix 4. Rocks, Dates and Fossils Appendix 5: Constructing Molecular Phylogenies Appendix 6: Three Key Model Organisms: Mouse, Drosophila and H. sapiens Appendix 7: Some Principles of Animal Developmental Biology Appendix 8: Evolution Versus Creationism Glossary. Acknowledgements. Index.
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Fossil Record;Natural selection;Unported License;Genetic drift;Stem Tetrapod;Population biology;LECA;Phylogeny;Hgt;Evolutionary history;Free Documentation License;Biodiversity;Eukaryotic Common Ancestor;Evolution;Sarcopterygian Fishes;Hox Genes;Sea Water;Ediacaran Period;Homo Taxa;Early Amniotes;Permian Extinction;Lateral Gene Transfer;Pelvic Fins;Evolutionary Population Genetics;Antorbital Fenestra;Huronian Glaciation;Amniote Egg;Temporal Fenestra;Secondary Endosymbiosis;Dermal Bone;Diapsids;Diapsid Reptiles