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The Evidence for Evolution Alan R. Rogers

The Evidence for Evolution By Alan R. Rogers

The Evidence for Evolution by Alan R. Rogers


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How do we know that species change? Has there really been enough time for evolution to operate? This title details the evidence for evolution. It covers different levels of evolution, from within-species changes, which are much less challenging to see and believe, to much larger ones, say, from fish to amphibian, or from land mammal to whale.

The Evidence for Evolution Summary

The Evidence for Evolution by Alan R. Rogers

According to polling data, most Americans doubt that evolution is a real phenomenon. And it's no wonder that so many are skeptical: many of today's biology courses and textbooks dwell on the mechanisms of evolution - natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow - but say little about the evidence that evolution happens at all. How do we know that species change? Has there really been enough time for evolution to operate? With The Evidence for Evolution, Alan R. Rogers provides an elegant, straightforward text that details the evidence for evolution. Rogers covers different levels of evolution, from within-species changes, which are much less challenging to see and believe, to much larger ones, say, from fish to amphibian, or from land mammal to whale. For each case, he supplies numerous lines of evidence to illustrate the changes, including fossils, DNA, and radioactive isotopes. His comprehensive treatment stresses recent advances in knowledge but also recounts the give and take between skeptical scientists who first asked 'how can we be sure' and then marshaled scientific evidence to attain certainty. The Evidence for Evolution is a valuable addition to the literature on evolution and will be essential to introductory courses in the life sciences.

The Evidence for Evolution Reviews

A well-written and timely book. Rogers has the unique ability to present complicated and seemingly illogical ideas in a very coherent way. (Christina Richards, University of South Florida)

About Alan R. Rogers

Alan R. Rogers is professor of anthropology and biology at the University of Utah.

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GOR011635948
9780226723822
0226723828
The Evidence for Evolution by Alan R. Rogers
Used - Very Good
Paperback
The University of Chicago Press
20110615
128
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