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  • On Evolution

    by John C. Avise ...
    Essays from the award-winning geneticist on evolutionary biology—from protein electrophoresis to the recent ability to scan entire genomes.John Avise is one of the most distinguished evolutionary biologists of our time. His groundbreaking work with mitochondrial DNA created the entire discipline of phylogeography and his work on the Pleistocene refugia hypothesis redirected scientific thinking ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Conceptual Breakthroughs in The Evolutionary Biology of Aging

    by Kenneth R. Arnold, Michael R. Rose, John C. Avise ...
    Series series Conceptual Breakthroughs
    Conceptual Breakthroughs in the Evolutionary Biology of Aging continues the innovative Conceptual Breakthroughs series by providing a comprehensive outline of the major breakthroughs that built the evolutionary biology of aging as a leading scientific field. Following the evolutionary study of aging from its humble origins to the present, the book's chapters treat the field's breakthroughs one at ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • On Evolution

    by John C. Avise ...
    John Avise is one of the most distinguished evolutionary biologists of our time. His groundbreaking work with mitochondrial DNA created the entire discipline of phylogeography and his work on the Pleistocene refugia hypothesis redirected scientific thinking about patterns of distribution. Spanning a remarkable thirty-five-year career, the essays gathered here were rewritten from his previously ... Read more

    $26.29 USD

  • The Hope, Hype, and Reality of Genetic Engineering

    Remarkable Stories from Agriculture, Industry, Medicine, and the Environment

    by John C. Avise ...
    An introductory tour into the stranger-than-fiction world of genetic engineering, a scientific realm inhabited by eager researchers intent upon fashioning a prodigious medley of genetically modified (GM) organisms to serve human needs. ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • Genetics in the Wild

    by John C. Avise ...
    Award-winning geneticist John C. Avise guides this delightful voyage around the planet in search of answers to nature's mysteries. He demonstrates how scientists directly examine DNA to address long-standing questions about wild animals, plants, and microbes. Through dozens of stories that span the world, nature emerges as a realm where truth can be far stranger than fiction. From a 100-ton ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Sketches of Nature

    A Geneticist's Look at the Biological World During a Golden Era of Molecular Ecology

    by John C. Avise ...
    This visually appealing book recounts the history of molecular ecology and evolution as seen through the personal lens of one of its most prolific practitioners, who has studied a panorama of creatures ranging from corals, sponges, and other invertebrates to a wide variety of vertebrate animals including numerous birds, mammals, herps, and fishes. The sketches are of two types: evocative drawings ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics

    A Brief History of Shifting Paradigms

    by John C. Avise ...
    Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics is a pithy, lively book occupying a special niche—the conceptual history of evolutionary genetics— not inhabited by any other available treatment. Written by a world-leading authority in evolutionary genetics, this work encapsulates and ranks 70 of the most significant paradigm shifts in evolutionary biology and genetics during the century-and-a ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • From Aardvarks to Zooxanthellae

    The Definitive Lyrical Guide to Nature’s Ways

    by John C. Avise ...
    Hundreds of animal species provide the cast of characters for these newly composed bio-limericks, arranged into 17 chapters by taxonomic group (such as Birds, Fishes, Insects) or biological subject (such as Ecology, Genetics, and Anthropology). Sometimes multiple verses on one organism or topic provide an extended story-line across successive poems. In addition, several stylistic vignettes recur ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Inside the Human Genome

    A Case for Non-Intelligent Design

    by John C. Avise ...
    Humanity's physical design flaws have long been apparent--we get hemorrhoids and impacted wisdom teeth, for instance--but do the imperfections extend down to the level of our genes? Inside the Human Genome is the first book to examine the philosophical question of why, from the perspectives of biochemistry and molecular genetics, flaws exist in the biological world. Distinguished evolutionary ... Read more

    $29.69 USD

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    by Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett ...
    Series series Oxford Landmark Science
    By the best selling author of The Selfish Gene 'This entertaining and thought-provoking book is an excellent illustration of why the study of evolution is in such an exciting ferment these days.' Science 'The Extended Phenotype is a sequel to The Selfish Gene . . . he writes so clearly it could be understood by anyone prepared to make the effort' John Maynard Smith, London Review of Books 'Dawkins ... Read more

    $13.29 USD

  • Evolution

    Components and Mechanisms

    by David Zeigler ...
    Evolution: Components and Mechanisms introduces the many recent discoveries and insights that have added to the discipline of organic evolution, and combines them with the key topics needed to gain a fundamental understanding of the mechanisms of evolution. Each chapter covers an important topic or factor pertinent to a modern understanding of evolutionary theory, allowing easy access to ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • The Big Questions: Evolution

    by Francisco Ayala ...
    In The Big Questions: Evolution, one of the world's leading experts, Francisco Ayala, examines key facets of genetics, evolution and cloning. He uses the most up-to-date research to answer the 20 key questions of evolution, and investigate what they tell us about life on Earth.What is evolution? What is natural selection? Is evolution a random process? What are chromosomes, genes and DNA? What is ... Read more

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