ISBN: 9780691084930 - the evolution of complexity by means of natural selection (11 resultados)

Hardback. Condición: Fair. John Tyler Bonner makes a new attack on an old problem: the question of how progressive increase in the size and complexity of animals and plants has occurred. "How is it," he inquires, "that an egg turns into an elaborate adult? How is it that a bacterium, given many millions of years, could have evolved into an elephant?" The author argues that we can understand this progression in terms of natural selection, but that in order to do so we must consider the role of development--or more precisely the role of life cycles--in evolutionary change. In a lively writing style that will be familiar to readers of his work The Evolution of Culture in Animals (Princeton, 1980), Bonner addresses a general audience interested in biology, as well as specialists in all areas of evolutionary biology. What is novel in the approach used here is the comparison of complexity inside the organism (especially cell differentiation) with the complexity outside (that is, within an ecological community). Matters of size at both these levels are closely related to complexity. The book shows how an understanding of the grand course of evolution can come from combining our knowledge of genetics, development, ecology, and even behavior.…

Hardback. Condición: Fair. John Tyler Bonner makes a new attack on an old problem: the question of how progressive increase in the size and complexity of animals and plants has occurred. "How is it," he inquires, "that an egg turns into an elaborate adult? How is it that a bacterium, given many millions of years, could have evolved into an elephant?" The author argues that we can understand this progression in terms of natural selection, but that in order to do so we must consider the role of development--or more precisely the role of life cycles--in evolutionary change. In a lively writing style that will be familiar to readers of his work The Evolution of Culture in Animals (Princeton, 1980), Bonner addresses a general audience interested in biology, as well as specialists in all areas of evolutionary biology. What is novel in the approach used here is the comparison of complexity inside the organism (especially cell differentiation) with the complexity outside (that is, within an ecological community). Matters of size at both these levels are closely related to complexity. The book shows how an understanding of the grand course of evolution can come from combining our knowledge of genetics, development, ecology, and even behavior.…

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Hardcover with good dust-jacket. A little staining to jacket. Otherwise, clean and solid.

Condición: Good. First Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

hardcover. Condición: Good. Ex-library book with typical stickers and stampings. Priority Mail is available on this item. No international shipping.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. A used ex-library book. Dust jacket is clear covered. Brown cloth covered boards. Corners are square; Binding tight. Black and white illustrations. Contains: Index; Bibliography; Further References. 9.5" x 6.25" x 1". xii, 260 pages. 2 pounds. …

Softcover. Condición: Fine. A Fine softcover edition; In this book, Bonner explains how the complexity of life on Earth has increased over time as a result of natural selection. He uses examples from biology, chemistry, and physics to illustrate his point. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the evolution of complexity.; 8vo; 260 pages; Price? ? .…

Condición: Good. The Evolution of Complexity by Means of Natural Selection.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, from the collection of Prof Geoffrey Fryer and with some minor pencil annotation in his light and easily erasable hand, a very good tightly bound copy in a lightly spotted dust jacket which has faded of colour on the spine. xii + 260pp.…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. xii, 260 pp. Original cloth. Near Fine, in dust jacket. John Tyler Bonner makes a new attack on an old problem: the question of how progressive increase in the size and complexity of animals and plants has occurred. "How is it," he inquires, "that an egg turns into an elaborate adult? How is it that a bacterium, given many millions of years, could have evolved into an elephant?" The author argues that we can understand this progression in terms of natural selection, but that in order to do so we must consider the role of development--or more precisely the role of life cycles--in evolutionary change. In a lively writing style that will be familiar to readers of his work The Evolution of Culture in Animals (Princeton, 1980), Bonner addresses a general audience interested in biology, as well as specialists in all areas of evolutionary biology. What is novel in the approach used here is the comparison of complexity inside the organism (especially cell differentiation) with the complexity outside (that is, within an ecological community). Matters of size at both these levels are closely related to complexity. The book shows how an understanding of the grand course of evolution can come from combining our knowledge of genetics, development, ecology, and even behavior. …

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