The Basics of Evolution
By: Anne Wanjie, editor
Series: Core concepts; Core concepts (Rosen Publishing Group)
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 94
ISBN-13: 9781477705575
Subjects: Evolution (Biology); Juvenile literature; Evolution
Other titles: Evolution
Description: This compelling text examines evolution, its definition, the scientific evidence that evolution has taken place, natural selection, Darwin's Origin of Species, genetics and evolution, population genetics, patterns in evolution and species concepts, the story of life and geological time, and human evolution.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 89) and index.
Table of contents: title: Evolution defined; title: Support for evolution; title: What is natural selection?; title: Understanding genetics and evolution; title: Understanding population genetics; title: Evolutionary patterns; title: The beginning of life on Earth; title: The evolution of humans; title: Biography: Charles Darwin.