Making sense of evolution : the conceptual foundations of evolutionary biology / Massimo Pigliucci and Jonathan Kaplan.
"Making Sense of Evolution explores contemporary evolutionary biology, focusing on the elements of theories--selection, adaptation, and species--that are complex and open to multiple possible interpretations, many of which are incompatible with one another and with other accepted practices in t...
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| Hōputu: | Pukapuka |
| Reo: | English |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2006.
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| Urunga tuihono: | Contributor biographical information |
| Whakarāpopototanga: | "Making Sense of Evolution explores contemporary evolutionary biology, focusing on the elements of theories--selection, adaptation, and species--that are complex and open to multiple possible interpretations, many of which are incompatible with one another and with other accepted practices in the discipline. Particular experimental methods, for example, may demand one understanding of "selection," while the application of the same concept to another area of evolutionary biology could necessitate a very different definition. Spotlighting these conceptual difficulties and presenting alternate theoretical interpretations that alleviate this incompatibility, Massimo Pigliucci and Jonathan Kaplan intertwine scientific and philosophical analysis to produce a coherent picture of evolutionary biology. Innovative and controversial, Making Sense of Evolution encourages further development of the Modern Synthesis and outlines what might be necessary for the continued refinement of this evolving field."--Publisher's website. |
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| Whakaahuatanga ōkiko: | vii, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Rārangi puna kōrero: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-292) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0226668363 0226668371 9780226668369 9780226668376 |