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- Explores resistance to scientific progress that challenges conventional wisdom
- Examines the response that leads opponents to deny, attack and ridicule
- Shows the effects of longer term understanding that the science is correct
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Evolutionary Biology (BRIEFSEVOLUTION)
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“This is the first in a new series, ‘SpringerBriefs in Evolutionary Biology,’ aimed to ‘present concise summaries of cutting-edge research and practical applications across a wide spectrum of fields.’ This small book attempts to meet this goal by addressing ‘core concepts that students must understand in order to make independent contributions.’ … This is a good, short read if one wants to learn about some of the nicest examples of the evolutionary process. … Summing Up: … General readers.” (B. K. Hall, Choice, Vol. 49 (10), June, 2012)
“Evolution That Anyone Can Understand by Bernard Marcus is the latest entry into an increasingly crowded niche filled by titles with relatively homogenous content and standardized structure. … Overall, it is clear that the author has read quite broadly, writes with enthusiasm about the topic of evolution, and has brought a remarkable diversity of up-to-date content to bear on the subject.” (Ross H. Nehm, Science & Education, May, 2012)
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Book Title: Evolution That Anyone Can Understand
Authors: Bernard Marcus
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Evolutionary Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6126-6
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-6125-9Published: 05 November 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-6126-6Published: 06 November 2011
Series ISSN: 2192-8134
Series E-ISSN: 2192-8142
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 116
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Evolutionary Biology, Popular Science, general, Biodiversity, Animal Genetics and Genomics