Evolution For Dummies

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Pub. Date: 2008-03-24
Publisher(s): For Dummies
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Summary

Today, most colleges and universities offer evolutionary study as part of their biology curriculums. Evolution For Dummies will track a class in which evolution is taught and give an objective scientific view of the subject. This balanced guide explores the history and future of evolution, explaining the concepts and science behind it, offering case studies that support it, and comparing evolution with rival theories of creation, such as intelligent design. It also will identify the signs of evolution in the world around us and explain how this theory affects our everyday lives and the future to come. Greg Krukonis, PhD (Portland, OR) received his doctorate from the University of Arizona Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. He is a former assistant adjunct professor at Lewis and Clark College, where he taught evolution.

Author Biography

Dr. Greg Krukonis: Greg Kukonis has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania and a PhD from the University of Arizona, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. He has been a postdoctoral researcher at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and Stanford University. He is currently an adjunct assistant professor of biology at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon.

Tracy Barr: Tracy Barr is a professional writer and editor who has authored or co-authored several other books for Wiley, including Adoption For Dummies, Cast-Iron Cooking For Dummies, Yorkshire Terriers For Dummies, and Latin For Dummies. She lives in Indianapolis with her husband and four children.

Table of Contents

Introduction
What Evolution Is
What Evolution Is and Why You Need to Know
The Science - Past and Present - of Evolution
Getting into Your Genes: (Very) Basic Genetics
How Evolution Works
Variation: A Key Requirement for Evolution
Natural Selection and Adaptations in Action
Random Evolution and Genetic Drift: Sometimes It's All about Chance
Quantitative Genetics: When Many Genes Act at Once
Species and Speciation
Phylogenetics: Reconstructing the Tree of Life
What Evolution Does
The Evolution of Life History
Units of Selection and the Evolution of Social Behavior
Evolution and Sex
Co-evolution: The Evolution of Interacting Species
Evo-Devo: The Evolution of Development
Molecular Evolution
Evolution and Your World
Human Evolution
The Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance
HIV: The Origin and Evolution of a Virus
Influenza: One Flu, Two Flu, Your Flu, Bird Flu
The Part of Tens
Ten Fascinating Fossil Finds
Ten Amazing Adaptations
Ten Arguments against Evolution and Why They're Wrong
Index
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