TY  - BOOK
AU  - Paradise,Christopher J.
AU  - Campbell,A.Malcolm
TI  - Evolutionary history
T2  - Biology collection
SN  - 9781606509661
AV  - QH366.2 .P274 2016
U1  - 575 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - New York, [New York] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017)
PB  - Momentum Press
KW  - Evolution (Biology)
KW  - Plants
KW  - Evolution
KW  - Human evolution
KW  - species
KW  - extinction
KW  - evolution
KW  - population
KW  - speciation
KW  - adaptive radiations
KW  - natural selection
KW  - ancestors
KW  - common ancestor
KW  - lineage
KW  - descendants
KW  - evolutionary tree
KW  - phenotype
KW  - hominids
KW  - radioisotope dating
KW  - relative dating
KW  - population genetics
KW  - heterozygous
KW  - antibiotic resistance
KW  - homozygous
KW  - pesticide resistance
KW  - adaptation
KW  - Libros electronicos
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Descent with modification and adaptive radiations can be observed -- Adaptive radiation of orchids from a common ancestor -- Rapid diversification in bats --; 2. Terrestrial plants evolved from aquatic ancestors millions of years ago --; 3. Humans evolved from hominid ancestors in Africa -- Ethical, legal, social implications: eugenics yesterday and today -- Ethical, legal, social implications: evolution has not reached its peak; humans are still evolving --; 4. Evolution can occur quickly in response to strong selection -- Ethical, legal, social implications: overuse of chemicals like pesticides and antibiotics can have detrimental effects --; Conclusion -- Glossary -- Index; Restricted to libraries which purchase an unrestricted PDF download via an IP
N2  - This book describes how evolutionary history is studied using several well-known examples and also using evolutionary trees. Evolutionary trees are analyzed and used to explain adaptive radiations of orchids and the diversification of bats over geologic time. Evolutionary trees and genetic evidence is used to infer when and from what ancestors terrestrial plants evolved and invaded land. Specific adaptations of early land plants led to the evolution of terrestrial plants and their success on land. Evidence about the ancestors and habitats of humans is used to infer and analyze the evolution of the human family tree, whose populations were subject to the same forces of evolution to which other species are subject. Human evolution was not linear, involved offshoot species that did not survive, and took many thousands of years. In contrast, evolution can be seen in just a few years or less in other examples, and analysis of the evolution of mechanisms of pesticide resistance in insects will be used to illustrate this rapid evolution
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