The evolution explosion : how humans cause rapid evolutionary change
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- ISBN: 0393020118
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x, 277 pages : illustrations - Edition 1st ed.
- Publisher New York : W.W. Norton, [2001]
- Copyright ©2001
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-268) and index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 35.99 |
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The Evolution Explosion : How Humans Cause Rapid Evolutionary Change
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Table of Contents
The Evolution Explosion : How Humans Cause Rapid Evolutionary Change
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgments | p. IX | |
| Chapter 1 | From the Mountains to the Sea | p. 3 |
| Chapter 2 | Right Before Your Eyes | p. 8 |
| Chapter 3 | The Engine of Evolution | p. 37 |
| Chapter 4 | Temporary Miracles: The Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance | p. 65 |
| Chapter 5 | The Evolution of HIV | p. 95 |
| Chapter 6 | Poisoning Insects, and What They Can Do About It | p. 131 |
| Chapter 7 | Biotechnology and the Chemical Plow | p. 162 |
| Chapter 8 | Evolution All at Sea | p. 184 |
| Chapter 9 | Are Humans Still Evolving? | p. 207 |
| Chapter 10 | The Ecology and Evolution of Aloha | p. 231 |
| Sources and Suggested Reading | p. 255 | |
| Index | p. 269 |
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