What evolution is?

By:

Mayr, Ernst

Publication details: USA Basic Books 2001Description: xv,318pISBN:

9780465044269

DDC classification:

575 MAY

Contents:

CONTENTS Foreword by Jared M. Diamond vii Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii PART I WHAT IS EVOLUTION? 1 In What Kind of a World Do We Live? 3 2 What Is the Evidence for Evolution on Earth? 12 3 The Rise of the Living World 40 PART II HOW ARE EVOLUTIONARY CHANGE AND ADAPTEDNESS EXPLAINED? 4 How and Why Does Evolution Take Place? 73 5 Variational Evolution 83 6 Natural Selection 115 7 Adaptedness and Natural Selection: Anagenesis 147 PART III ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF DIVERSITY: CLADOGENESIS 8 The Units of Diversity: Species 161 9 Speciation 174 10 Macroevolution 188 PART IV HUMAN EVOLUTION 11 How Did Mankind Evolve? 233 12 The Frontiers of Evolutionary Biology 265 Appendix A: What Criticisms Have Been Made of Evolutionary Theory? 2 69 Appendix B: Short Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Evolution 274 Glossary 283 Bibliography 293 Index 304

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CONTENTS
Foreword by Jared M. Diamond vii
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
PART I
WHAT IS EVOLUTION?
1 In What Kind of a World Do We Live? 3
2 What Is the Evidence for Evolution on Earth? 12
3 The Rise of the Living World 40
PART II
HOW ARE EVOLUTIONARY CHANGE AND ADAPTEDNESS EXPLAINED?
4 How and Why Does Evolution Take Place? 73
5 Variational Evolution 83
6 Natural Selection 115
7 Adaptedness and Natural Selection: Anagenesis 147
PART III
ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF DIVERSITY: CLADOGENESIS
8 The Units of Diversity: Species 161
9 Speciation 174
10 Macroevolution 188
PART IV
HUMAN EVOLUTION
11 How Did Mankind Evolve? 233
12 The Frontiers of Evolutionary Biology 265
Appendix A: What Criticisms Have Been Made of Evolutionary Theory? 2 69
Appendix B: Short Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Evolution 274
Glossary 283
Bibliography 293
Index 304

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