Evolution: Second Edition

Evolution: Second Edition
ISBN-10
039360103X
ISBN-13
9780393601039
Series
EVOLUTION
Category
Science
Pages
896
Language
English
Published
2016-02-25
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Authors
Lee Alan Dugatkin, Carl T. Bergstrom

Description

Evolution presents foundational concepts through a contemporary framework of population genetics and phylogenetics that is enriched by current research and stunning art. In every chapter, new critical thinking questions and expanded end-of-chapter problems emphasizing data interpretation reinforce the Second Edition’s focus on helping students think like evolutionary biologists.

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