| Evolution: The History of Life on Earth Contributor(s): Hodge, Russ (Author), Rosenthal, Nadia (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0816066795 ISBN-13: 9780816066797 Publisher: Facts on File OUR PRICE: $39.11 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2009 Annotation: The theory of evolution can be observed anywherefrom exotic tropical rain forests to our own backyardsand is based on three main principles: heredity, variation, and selection. In the 19th century, Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace sought to explain how these processes work together to produce new species. Evolution provided the first scientific system to investigate the origins and relationships of living creatures, and today it serves as a grand unifying theory, explaining facts that cannot really be accounted for in any other way. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution - Reference |
| Dewey: 576.8 |
| LCCN: 2008029741 |
| Series: Genetics & Evolution |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 9.1" (1.35 lbs) 252 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The theory of evolution can be observed anywhere - from exotic tropical rain forests to our own backyards - and is based on three main principles: heredity, variation, and selection. This book demonstrates why the theory was necessary, shows how it has been received by society, and explains the central role that it plays in science. |