Introduction to Biological Evolution / Edition 2

by Kenneth Kardong

Overview

Written for a general college audience, this book offers an introduction to the principles and significance of Darwinian evolution. It differs from most other textbooks on evolution in three fundamental ways: First, it is intended for students taking evolution early in their studies. Second, it examines the intellectual significance of Darwinian evolution. Third, the text departs from the standard treatment of evolution in other textbooks, wherein the arguments are reductionist, molecular, and overwhelmingly genetic in emphasis.

Ken Kardong, also author of Vertebrates; Comparative Anatomy, Function, Evolution, is known for his accessible writing style. His almost conversational approach to this topic puts the reader at ease while learning evolutionary concepts. The result is an inviting book -- that will be read.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780073050775
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date:	01/08/2007
Edition description:	List
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Ken Kardong is a professor in the zoology department at Washington State University, Pullman, WA. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois and his MS and BA from the University of Washington. In addition to teaching comparative anatomy and evolution, Ken is also involved in developing software programs for use in the laboratory sections of these courses.

Table of Contents

1 Evolution of Evolution

2 Time

3 Heredity

4 Emergence of Life

5 Diversity of Life

6 Evidence of Evolution

7 Selection

8 Variation: Spice of Life

9 Speciation

10 Co-Evolution

11 Life History Strategies

12 Life in Groups

13 Extinctions

14 Human Evolution: The Early Years

15 Human Evolution - Building Modern Humans

16 Evolutionary Biology: Today and Beyond

appendix 1 Cell Division - A Review

Appendix 2 Taxonomy

Appendix 3 Molecular Clocks