- Paperback: 438 pages
- Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks (23 Oct 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0192892878
- ISBN-13: 978-0192892874
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.7 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 549,450 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"What a great pleasure it is to read such an excellent, intelligently edited Reader. Mark Ridley has made what will be widely recognized as an educated, imaginative, and judicious selection." --Helena Cronin, author of The Ant and the Peacock: Altruism and Sexual Selection from Darwin to Today
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"Provides a good solid and up-to-date foundation to Evolution and
one that I think students will find easy to use." --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
one that I think students will find easy to use." --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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The mail delivery of 17 June 1858 at Down House, Kent, England, is one reasonable starting-date for the literature of evolution. Read the first page
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This text is very good for covering the theory of evolution in terms of statistics, but is lacking in detail in many important areas- well i say important, but they are just based on my evolution module. There is insufficient information on the origins of life, evolution of tetrapods, and human evolution. If this book covered these three areas in more detail then i'd give it 5 stars.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book as evolution and behaviour reference book for university. It is extremely comprehensive and covers all of it topics in a well structured way (that were far superior to some lecturers). It is fantastic as a reference book and is in fact my evolution bible - if I have a problem concerning evolution this is the first place I would look!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This general text is less flashy and, in parts, more detailed than Freeman & Herron (my recommended text for my evolution course). However, it does not cover human evolution and human health issues particularly well
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Clear but needs some updating
This textbook is exceptionally clear well written and easy to understand even for someone without a biology degree. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. C. L. O'reilly
Wonderful book
The book is easy to read, and it covers very well most of the areas of the field of evolution. I bought it because it is recommended in Richard Dawkin's "Evolution". Read more
Published 18 months ago by Jose M. Montojo Wodeson
A lovely reading
I've really enjoyed reading this book, even though I would have given it 4.5 stars and not 5.
The book covers all about the subject, from the very basic concepts to more... Read more
The book covers all about the subject, from the very basic concepts to more... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Cj
From the horses' mouths
A delightful and unusual book, comprising 65 landmark papers in Evolution,from 1779 to 2003, by way of Darwin, Fisher, Kimura, Crick and Medawar;touching on the fossil record,... Read more
Published on 21 April 2004 by W. James
very 'user-friendly'
having only read half the book, i am very pleased. i have no background in biology / genetics but this book is, unlike many others, very accessible and fun to read. Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2004 by Philipp
The best evolutionary biology textbook available.
A thorough and detailed introduction to the theory of biological evolution. Goes into greater detail than competing textbooks, but Ridley's written style is far superior, and it... Read more
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