The Natural History of Evolution
Description
Is evolution a slow, gradual process, or does it move in giant leaps and bounds? How should the fossil record be interpreted? What are the evolutionary - and ethical - implications of gene manipulation? How can evolution be observed and measured? These are among the questions addressed by this book as it traverses the aeons of the past. After re-examining Darwin's ideas about natural selection, the author identifies and explains the turning-points of evolutionary history, resurrecting the bizarre but long-extinct creatures that once populated our planet. He also discusses the complex b...
ISBN(s)
0385403887, 9780385403887
