Who discovered natural selection?
By: Anna Claybourne
Series: Breakthroughs in science and technology; Breakthroughs in science and technology
Publisher: Arcturus Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Mankato, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 46
ISBN-13: 9781848376823
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Heredity; Genes; Natural selection; Discoveries in science
Description: "Looking at some of the major inventions and discoveries shaping our world today, Breakthroughs in Science profiles the research leading up to the discovery (not just profiles of the one or two key "players"). Each book describes the "famous" moment and then examines the continued evolution illustrating its impact today and for the future"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 45) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is natural selection?; title: Early ideas; title: Fossil finds; title: Evolution : the great debate; title: The age of the Earth; title: Selective breeding; title: Who was Darwin?; title: The voyage of the Beagle; title: Darwin's discoveries; title: Secret studies; title: Evidence for evolution; title: Darwin's big idea; title: Out in the open; title: On the origin of species; title: Darwin's great works; title: Discovering genes; title: Understanding genes; title: Was Darwin right?; title: Natural selection; title: from now on.