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Big questions in ecology and evolution /

"This book provides an introduction to a range of fundamental questions that have taxed evolutionary biologists and ecologists for decades. All of the questions posed have at least a partial solution, all have seen exciting breakthroughs in recent years, yet many of the explanations have been h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Sherratt, Thomas N. (Autor), Wilkinson, David M., 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2009.
Colección:Oxford biology.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Why do we age?
  • Why sex?
  • Why cooperate?
  • Why species?
  • Why are the tropics so diverse?
  • Is nature chaotic?
  • Why is the world green?
  • Why is the sea blue?
  • When did we start to change things?
  • How will the biosphere end?
  • General conclusions.