(Ebook) Grzimek s Animal Life Encyclopedia Evolution 1st Edition by Bernhard Grzimek, Michael Hutchins ISBN 9781414486697 1414486693

(Ebook) Grzimek s Animal Life Encyclopedia Evolution 1st Edition by Bernhard Grzimek, Michael Hutchins ISBN 9781414486697 1414486693

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Author: Bernhard Grzimek, Michael Hutchins

(Ebook) Grzimek s Animal Life Encyclopedia Evolution 1st Edition Table of contents:

The relevance of evolution to contemporary society
Evolutionary agriculture
Evolution and epidemics
Conclusion: The evolving present
Resources
Contributing writers

Knowing
Human cognitive abilities
Scientific methods, part 1
Scientific methods, part 3
Hypotheses become theories
Resources

Creation stories: The human journey to understand the origins of life on Earth
Indigenous peoples: North, Central, and South America
Indigenous peoples: Africa
Indigenous peoples: Europe and the Middle East
Indigenous peoples: Australia and the Pacific Islands
Indigenous peoples: Asia
Pan-global religions
Conclusions
Resources

The Enlightenment
Lamarck and Darwin
Darwin's contributions
Origin of Species
Evolution after Darwin
Is there a post-modern synthesis?
Resources

The voyage
Riding the tide
The ever-changing Earth
Galápagos Islands
Malthus and population
Marriage and family
A life of poor health
Delaying or delayed?
Natural selection
Darwin on religion
Resources

The Origin and natural selection
Genetic mechanisms of evolution
Balancing selection
Interactions between different mechanisms
Selfishness and altruism
Mechanisms of speciation
Resources

Cepheids, M31, and the universe of galaxies
Hubble's law and the expansion of the universe
Hubble space telescope key program
Formation of galaxies
Cosmic microwave background fluctuations
Life in the universe
Resources

Carbon and biochemistry
Reactivity
Curved arrows describe the synthesis of biological molecules
Extraterrestrial sources of organic building blocks
Problems in origins and their partial solution
Final thoughts
Resources

Natural selection and speciation
How new species evolve
Biogeography and species formation
Geographic speciation
Making species the nonallopatric way
Resources

The evolution of sex
Selection and associations between alleles
Changing environments
Sexual selection and the evolution of sex
Resources

Why taxonomy matters
Taxonomic inflation
Potential solutions
Should we look before we leap?
Resources

Geological roots
How fossils are formed
Discovering and preparing fossils
How old is this fossil?
Interpreting fossils
Resources

Fossil succession: A key discovery
The neo-Darwinian synthesis
Three and one-half billion years of life
Coping with change and surviving extinction
Resources

Biogeography: The distribution of life
Historical biogeography
Vicariance and dispersal
Island biogeography
Human impacts on species distribution
Resources

How genes are inherited
The structure and function of DNA
The growing importance of genetic research and development
Resources

From Haeckel's biogenetic law to evo-devo
Genecentrism versus epigeneticism
The theory of saltatory ontogeny
The theory of synchrony and heterochrony in ontogeny
Inheritable epigenetics
Genes and environment
Genes, phenotype plasticity, and humans
Resources

Predator avoidance
Levels of selection
Physiological ecology
Feeding ecology
Mating ecology
Population structure and reproductive strategies
Competition and ecological niche
Predation
Food webs
Species diversity
Resources

Sensory adaptations
Adaptations to extreme environments
Mimicry among species
Levels of natural selection
Mutation
Biomechanics
Resources

Sexual selection versus natural selection
Sexual difference and sexual conflict
Mechanism of sexual selection: male competition
Mechanism of sexual selection: Female choice
The evolution of female preferences
Resources

The scope of kin selection
The process of kin selection
The history of kin selection
Natural examples of kin selection
Resources

Coevolution
What is coevolution?
The geographic mosaic of coevolution
Resources

Darwinian fitness
Frequency-dependent selection
Trade-offs
Resources

Comparative studies and the evolution of physiological traits
Population comparisons and population selection
Quantitative genetics
Combining approaches: Thermal tolerance in Drosophila
Resources

The rise of the black peppered moth
The post-Kettlewell period
The peppered moth story comes under attack
Conclusion
Resources

Adaptive radiations
Early studies
Evolutionary history
Ecological species interactions
Species and speciation
The genetic basis of trait differences
Resources

The process of domestication
Breeds from artificial selection combined with natural selection
Artificial selection in plants and genetic engineering
Resources

Mimicry
Convergent evolution of molecules
Ecological equivalence
Colorful tails
Convergence in sandy deserts
Community convergence
Resources

Natural selection and eye evolution
Disparate eye morphologies
Photoreceptor cells
The biochemical basis of vision
Visual physiology
Summary
Resources

Gliding animals
Powered flight
A unifying concept: Directed aerial descent
Resources

Reptiles
Resources

Time and place of domestication
From wolf to dog: How and why?
Changes associated with domestication
The social skills of dogs
Resources

Fossil record of the dinosaurs
Origin and diversity of the dinosaurs
Dinosaur biology
Dinosaur contemporaries: Non-dinosaurian amniotes of the Mesozoic
Resources

The how and why of gigantism
Susceptibility to extinction
Resources

Establishing evidence: Approaches in paleoanthropology
Primate origins and evolution
Natural history and evolutionary anatomy of human ancestors
The future
Resources

Nervous systems of early multicellular animals
Early stages of evolution of the vertebrate nervous system
Brains of early mammals
Brain evolution in primates
Resources

Language as communication
Cross-fostering
A robust phenomenon
Developmental patterns
Resources

Causes of disease
Evolution of virulence
Genetic diseases and genetic solutions to new environments
Resources

Habitat destruction
Habitat fragmentation
Global climate change
Overexploitation
Disease
Genetic variability
Environmental variation and catastrophes
In the light of evolution
Conclusion
Resources

Further reading
Organizations
Glossary

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