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Frogs Flies & Dandelions: Speciation - The Evolution of New Species
Menno Schilthuizen
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Description for Frogs Flies & Dandelions: Speciation - The Evolution of New Species
paperback. How do new animal and plant species come about? How quickly does it happen? And, what are species anyway? This title talks about the subject of life and its significance for understanding biodiversity. It is useful for a lay reader and to students alike. Num Pages: 254 pages, 17 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; TQ; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
The evolution of new species - speciation - is a central theme in evolution. How does one species split into another? Why? How long does it take for a new species to be born? And what is a species anyway? Such is the importance of the problem that Charles Darwin himself dubbed it "the Mystery of Mysteries". These questions, the focus of intense debate in biology and critical for any assessment of biodiversity, are all tackled in the book. Schilthuizen, reputed scientist and journalist, launches into the debate with tremendous energy and wit. Using the sometimes vicious academic debates and ... Read more
The evolution of new species - speciation - is a central theme in evolution. How does one species split into another? Why? How long does it take for a new species to be born? And what is a species anyway? Such is the importance of the problem that Charles Darwin himself dubbed it "the Mystery of Mysteries". These questions, the focus of intense debate in biology and critical for any assessment of biodiversity, are all tackled in the book. Schilthuizen, reputed scientist and journalist, launches into the debate with tremendous energy and wit. Using the sometimes vicious academic debates and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press M.D.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198503927
SKU
KSG0033156
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About Menno Schilthuizen
Dr Menno Schilthuizen, Associate Professor, Tropical Biology and Conservation Unit, University Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabulu, Malaysias Email: schilthuizen@excite.com
Reviews for Frogs Flies & Dandelions: Speciation - The Evolution of New Species
"An engaging and informative introduction to the science of speciation... not only surprisingly fun to read but sufficiently provocative to get me thinking hard." Nature, June 2001