Niles Eldredge (Editor), Telmo Pievani (Editor), Emanuele Serrelli (Editor),

Evolutionary Theory: A Hierarchical Perspective

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ISBN 13:: 9780226426228
author:: Niles Eldredge (Editor), Telmo Pievani (Editor), Emanuele Serrelli (Editor),
format:: Paperback
publisher:: University of Chicago Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2016
Pages:: 394
Dimensions:: 15.2 x 2.3 x 22.9 cm
Genre:: Science & Nature, Biological Sciences, Evolution, Niles Eldredge, Telmo Pievani, Emanuele Serrelli, Ilya Temkin,Evolutionary Theory: A Hierarchical Perspective,University of Chicago Press,022642622X,Life Sciences: General,Life Sciences - Evolution,Ph
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This comprehensive introduction to hierarchy theory in evolution provides a unifying perspective on the natural world. By exploring the relationships between molecules, cells, tissues, and organisms, this volume offers an operational framework for understanding complex biological systems and their evolution.

Featuring contributions from renowned experts in paleobiology, genetics, and developmental biology, this collection reveals hierarchy theory as a vibrant field of scientific enterprise with promise for unification across the life sciences. It provides an integrated and comprehensive overview of the concept, covering historical reviews, philosophical pieces, theoretical essays, and empirical chapters.

With its broad scope, stretching from molecules to the biosphere, this book aims to provide an all-encompassing understanding of evolution, making transparent the fundamental patterns that propel living systems. A valuable resource for scientists seeking to understand complex biological systems and their evolution.

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