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Format: Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 498
Utgivningsdatum: 2016-09-13
Förlag: WW Norton & Co
Dimensioner: 210 x 141 x 30 mm
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ISBN: 9780393353037

Domesticated

Name: Domesticated
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Author: Richard C Francis, Richard C Francis
ISBN: 9780393353037

Evolution in a Man-Made World

av Richard C Francis, Richard C Francis

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The wolf evolved into the Pekingese, the wildcat into the tabby cat and the auroch into the milk-producing cow. This happened through the process called "domestication". Domesticated creatures have served us well- without them, civilisation as we know it would not exist. Richard C. Francis weaves history, archaeology and anthropology, while seamlessly integrating the most cutting-edge ideas in twenty-first-century biology, to create a fascinating narrative. Each domesticated species is a case study in evolution, and two key themes emerge: that domestication often results in the retention of juvenile traits and that evolution remains fundamentally a conservative process. Francis also explores the ways in which these themes apply to human evolution.

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Richard C. Francis is a science journalist with a PhD in neurobiology from Stony Brook University. He is the author of the acclaimed books Domesticated, Epigenetics, and Why Men Won't Ask for Directions.