Evolution what everyone needs to know / Robin Dunbar.
| Author/creator | Dunbar, R. I. M., 1947- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020] |
| Description | ix, 273 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | What everyone needs to know |
| Contents | Evolution and natural selection -- Evolution and adaptation -- Evolution and genetics -- Evolution of life -- Evolution of species -- Evolution of complexity -- Evolution of humans -- Evolution of behaviour -- Evolution of sociality -- Evolution of culture. |
| Abstract | After two centuries of intensive scientific effort, we now have the luxury of a theory that provides a general explanation for that richness, often in quite considerable detail. That theory is Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Darwin's theory is famous for two reasons. One is that it is the second most successful theory in the history of science (after quantum theory in physics) in terms of its ability both to explain what we see in the natural world and to stimulate new ideas and research that have uncovered rich seams of novel findings. The second has been its ability, as a theory, to provide a unifying framework for a disparate array of disciplines that do not always see themselves as natural allies. That array includes not just the various life sciences (ecology, genetics, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and animal behaviour), but also "hard" sciences like chemistry, the softer sciences like medicine, sociology, anthropology and economics, and even the humanities. History, linguistics, literature - all fall under the purview of evolutionary theory"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 24-257) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019042379 |
| ISBN | 9780190922894 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780190922887 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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