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020 _a9781139542357 (ebook)
020 _z9781107034914 (hardback)
020 _z9781107610200 (paperback)
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050 0 0 _aQH366.2
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082 0 0 _a576.8
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100 1 _aKampourakis, Kostas,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aUnderstanding evolution /
_cKostas Kampourakis, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2014.
300 _a1 online resource (xix, 253 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 _a1. An evolving world -- 2. Religious resistance to accepting evolution -- 3. Conceptual obstacles to understanding evolution -- 4. Charles Darwin and the Origin of Species: a historical case study of conceptual change -- The development of Darwin's theory -- Darwin's conceptual change -- 5. , Common ancestry -- 6. Evolutionary change -- Concluding remarks.
520 _aCurrent books on evolutionary theory all seem to take for granted the fact that students find evolution easy to understand when actually, from a psychological perspective, it is a rather counterintuitive idea. Evolutionary theory, like all scientific theories, is a means to understanding the natural world. Understanding Evolution is intended for undergraduate students in the life sciences, biology teachers or anyone wanting a basic introduction to evolutionary theory. Covering core concepts and the structure of evolutionary explanations, it clarifies both what evolution is about and why so many people find it difficult to grasp. The book provides an introduction to the major concepts and conceptual obstacles to understanding evolution, including the development of Darwin's theory, and a detailed presentation of the most important evolutionary concepts. Bridging the gap between the concepts and conceptual obstacles, Understanding Evolution presents evolutionary theory with a clarity and vision students will quickly appreciate.
650 0 _aEvolution (Biology)
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107034914
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139542357
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