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Improbable destinies : fate, chance, and the future of evolution /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Losos, Jonathan B. (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Other Authors: Peterson, Marlin (Illustrator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Riverhead Books, 2017.
Subjects:
Evolution (Biology)
Natural selection.
Mutation (Biology)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The good dinosaur
  • Part one: Nature's doppelgängers. Evolutionary déjà vu ; Replicated reptiles ; Evolutionary idiosyncrasy
  • Part two: Experiments in the wild. The not-so-glacial pace of evolutionary change ; Colorful Trinidad ; Lizard castaways ; From manure to modern science ; Evolution in swimming pools and sandboxes
  • Part three: Evolution under the microscope. Replaying the tape ; Breakthrough in a bottle ; Jots, tittles, and drunken fruit flies ; The human environment ; Conclusion: Fate, chance, and the inevitability of humans.