Adaptation and Environment (Paperback)

by Robert N. Brandon (Author) "The existence of adaptations, the fit between organisms and their environments, is one of the most striking features of the biological world..." (more)
Key Phrases: Maynard Smith, New Guinea, Richard Dawkins

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By focusing on the crucial role of environment in the process of adaptation, Robert Brandon clarifies definitions and principles so as to help make the argument of evolution by natural selection empirically testable. He proposes that natural selection is the process of differential reproduction resulting from differential adaptedness to a common selective environment. By focusing on the crucial role of environment in the process of adaptation, Robert Brandon clarifies definitions and principles so as to help make the argument of evolution by natural selection empirically testable. He proposes that natural selection is the process of differential reproduction resulting from differential adaptedness to a common selective environment. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 226 pages
• Publisher: Princeton University Press (April 3, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0691001529
• ISBN-13: 978-0691001524
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
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