Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Dunbar, Robin Ian MacDonald (1947-....)
Titre(s) : Evolution [Texte imprimé] : what everyone needs to know / Robin Dunbar
Publication : New York : Oxford university press, copyright 2020
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (IX-273 p.) : ill. ; 23 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 253-257. Index
After two centuries of intensive scientific effort, we now have the luxury of a theory
that provides a general explanation for that richness, often in quite considerable
detail. That theory is Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Darwin's
theory is famous for two reasons. One is that it is the second most successful theory
in the history of science (after quantum theory in physics) in terms of its ability
both to explain what we see in the natural world and to stimulate new ideas and research
that have uncovered rich seams of novel findings. The second has been its ability,
as a theory, to provide a unifying framework for a disparate array of disciplines
that do not always see themselves as natural allies. That array includes not just
the various life sciences (ecology, genetics, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and
animal behaviour), but also "hard" sciences like chemistry, the softer sciences like
medicine, sociology, anthropology and economics, and even the humanities. History,
linguistics, literature - all fall under the purview of evolutionary theory"
Sujet(s) : Évolution (biologie)
Indice(s) Dewey :
576.8 (23e éd.) = Évolution
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780190922894. - ISBN 0190922893 (rel.). - ISBN 9780190922887. - ISBN 0190922885
(br.). - ISBN 9780190922917 (epub)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46828013c
Notice n° :
FRBNF46828013
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Evolution and Natural Selection -- ; Evolution and Adaptation -- ; Evolution and Genetics
-- ; Evolution of Life -- ; Evolution of Species -- ; Evolution of Complexity -- ;
Evolution of Humans -- ; Evolution of Behavior -- ; Evolution of Sociality -- ; Evolution
of Culture.
