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. Ed(S): Serrelli, Emanuele; Gontier, Nathalie - Macroevolution - 9783319353708 - V9783319353708
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Macroevolution

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Description for Macroevolution Paperback. Editor(s): Serrelli, Emanuele; Gontier, Nathalie. Series: Interdisciplinary Evolution Research. Num Pages: 403 pages, 39 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PSAJ; RBX; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.

This book is divided in two parts, the first of which shows how, beyond paleontology and systematics, macroevolutionary theories apply key insights from ecology and biogeography, developmental biology, biophysics, molecular phylogenetics and even the sociocultural sciences to explain evolution in deep time. In the second part, the phenomenon of macroevolution is examined with the help of real life-history case studies on the evolution of eukaryotic sex, the formation of anatomical form and body-plans, extinction and speciation events of marine invertebrates, hominin evolution and species conservation ethics.

The book brings together leading experts, who explain pivotal concepts such as Punctuated Equilibria, Stasis, ... Read more

Along the way, the contributing authors review ongoing debates and current scientific challenges; detail new and fascinating scientific tools and techniques that allow us to cross the classic borders between disciplines; demonstrate how their theories make it possible to extend the Modern Synthesis; present guidelines on how the macroevolutionary field could be further developed; and provide a rich view of just how it was that life evolved across time and space. In short, this book is a must-read for active scholars and because the technical aspects are fully explained, it is also accessible for non-specialists.

Understanding evolution requires a solid grasp of above-population phenomena. Species are real biological individuals and abiotic factors impact the future course of evolution. Beyond observation, when the explanation of macroevolution is the goal, we need both evidence and theory that enable us to explain and interpret how life evolves at the grand scale.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
403
Condition
New
Series
Interdisciplinary Evolution Research
Number of Pages
403
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319353708
SKU
V9783319353708
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About . Ed(S): Serrelli, Emanuele; Gontier, Nathalie
Nathalie Gontier is a philosopher of science and an anthropologist. Her main research interests lie in evolutionary epistemology and non-Darwinian evolutionary theories, how the latter differ from the Modern Synthesis and how they can be implemented into the linguistic sciences and the overall sociocultural domain. As the founding director of the Lisbon Applied Evolutionary Epistemology Lab, she is affiliated to ... Read more

Reviews for Macroevolution
“The second in the series ‘Interdisciplinary Evolution Research,’ Macroevolution is a carefully selected, edited volume of 11 chapters plus an introduction on evolution above the species level, which is the body of evolutionary theory covered by the term macroevolution. … Summing Up: Recommended. All readers.” (B. K. Hall, Choice, Vol. 53 (2), October, 2015)

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