| Species: The Evolution of the Idea, Second Edition Contributor(s): Wilkins, John S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138055743 ISBN-13: 9781138055742 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - General - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution |
| Dewey: 577 |
| LCCN: 2017041905 |
| Series: Species and Systematics |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (2.05 lbs) 428 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Over time the complex idea of species has evolved, yet its meaning is far from resolved. This comprehensive work is a fresh look at an idea central to the field of biology by tracing its history from antiquity to today. Species is a benchmark exploration and clarification of a concept fundamental to the past, present, and future of the natural sciences. In this edition, a section is added on the debate over species since the time of the New Synthesis, and brings the book up to date. A section on recent philosophical debates over species has also been added. This edition is better suited non-specialists in philosophy, so that it will be of greater use for scientists wishing to understand how the notion came to be that living organisms form species. Key Selling Features:
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