Handbook of Evolution. 2 Volume Set / Handbook of Evolution
Wiley-VCH (Verlag)
978-3-527-30838-5 (ISBN)
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Born in 1955, Franz M. Wuketits studied zoology, paleontology, philosophy, and philosophy of science and obtained his PhD in 1978 from the University of Vienna, Austria, where he has been teaching philosophy of science since 1980, with a special emphasis on biology. He has also lectured at the University of Graz, Austria, and the Technical University of Vienna. He is Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research and a member of the advisory board of several scientific institutions. He is the author of 29 books, editor or co-editor of 12 volumes and has numerous articles to his name. In 1982, Professor Wuketits received the Austrian Award for Scientific Publishing Born in Madrid, Spain, Francisco J. Ayala is Donald Bren Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, USA. He is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and numerous foreign academies, and has received numerous prizes and honorary degrees, including the National Medal of Science in 2002. He has published more than 850 articles and is the author or editor of 19 books. Professor Ayala's research focuses on population and evolutionary genetics, including the origin of species, genetic diversity of populations, the origin of malaria, the population structure of parasitic protozoa, and the molecular clock of evolution.
From the contents:
Volume I: The Evolution of Living Systems (including Hominids)
- The Evolution Controversies in Biology
- History and Methodology of Evolutionary Theory
- The Diversity of LifeIndividual Development and Evolution
- Motors of Evolution
- The Evolution of PlantsThe Evolution of Animals
- The Evolution of Hominids
- The Human Impact
Volume II: The Evolution of Human Societies and Cultures
- The Human Adaption for Culture
- Cultural Evolution
- Social Evolution
- Evolution of (Human) Cognition
- Evolution of Language
- Evolution of Economy
- Evolution of Politics
- Evolution of Morality
- Evolution of Science and Technology
Volume III: From the Origins of the Universe to the Origins of Life
- General Introduction: Evolution, an Interdisciplinary Paradigm
- How it all began: Theories and Models of the Origins of the Universe
- The Origins and Evolution of Galaxies
- The History of Our Solar System
- The Origins of Earth
- Chemical Evolution and the Earth's Early History
- Historical Geology: The Major Transitions in the Earth's History
- Origin of Life: Facts and Theories
- Early Stages in Organic Evolution
"Für Spezialisten und Bibliotheken lohnt sich die Anschaffung aufgrund der Aktualität der Darstellung und der Literaturzitate definitiv..." BioTec "Ayala und Wuketits runden die gelungene Zusammenstellung von Beiträgen mit einer allgemeinen Einführung zur Evolution der Organismen und einem historischen Überblick zur Evolutionstheorie ab." science.ORF.at
| Reihe/Serie | Handbook of Evolution. 2 Volume Set ; 2 | 1.10 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 240 mm |
| Gewicht | 690 g |
| Einbandart | gebunden |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution | |
| Schlagworte | Evolution |
| ISBN-10 | 3-527-30838-5 / 3527308385 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-527-30838-5 / 9783527308385 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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