| Titre : |
Populations species and evolution : an abridgment of animal species and evolution |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Mayr, Ernst, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
The belkap press |
| Année de publication : |
1970 |
| Importance : |
XV-453 p. |
| Format : |
25 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
674690109 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Index. décimale : |
576 Génétique et évolution |
| Résumé : |
The Book of Mr. Mayr fully explores, synthesizes, and evaluates man's knowledge about the nature of animal species and the part they play in the process of evolution.
Each of the twenty chapters of the original edition has been revised; six have been extensively reworked. Discussions of peripheral subjects and massive citations of the literature have been eliminated, but the glossary has been greatly expanded. The focal point of the volume is, naturally, the species a reproductively isolated aggregate of interbreeding populations. Presenting an overview of evolutionary biology in Chapter 1, Mr. Mayr then considers the nature of species, their population structure, their biological interactions, the multiplication of species, and their role in evolution.
Because of the impossibility of experimenting with man and because an understanding of man's biology is indispensable for safe guarding his future, emphasis throughout the book is placed on those findings from higher animals which are directly applicable to man. The last chapter, "Man as a Biological Species," is of particular interest to the general reader. Mr. Mayr concludes that while modem man appears to be as well adapted for survival purposes as were his ancestors, there is much evidence to suggest that he is threatened by the loss of his most typically human characteristics. |
Populations species and evolution : an abridgment of animal species and evolution [texte imprimé] / Mayr, Ernst, Auteur . - The belkap press, 1970 . - XV-453 p. ; 25 cm. ISSN : 674690109 Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Index. décimale : |
576 Génétique et évolution |
| Résumé : |
The Book of Mr. Mayr fully explores, synthesizes, and evaluates man's knowledge about the nature of animal species and the part they play in the process of evolution.
Each of the twenty chapters of the original edition has been revised; six have been extensively reworked. Discussions of peripheral subjects and massive citations of the literature have been eliminated, but the glossary has been greatly expanded. The focal point of the volume is, naturally, the species a reproductively isolated aggregate of interbreeding populations. Presenting an overview of evolutionary biology in Chapter 1, Mr. Mayr then considers the nature of species, their population structure, their biological interactions, the multiplication of species, and their role in evolution.
Because of the impossibility of experimenting with man and because an understanding of man's biology is indispensable for safe guarding his future, emphasis throughout the book is placed on those findings from higher animals which are directly applicable to man. The last chapter, "Man as a Biological Species," is of particular interest to the general reader. Mr. Mayr concludes that while modem man appears to be as well adapted for survival purposes as were his ancestors, there is much evidence to suggest that he is threatened by the loss of his most typically human characteristics. |
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