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| Evolutionary Analysis | 
 enlarge | Authors: Scott Freeman, Jon C. Herron
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 206507
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 4th
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 800
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.2
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.6 x 1.4
ISBN: 0132275848
Dewey Decimal Number: 576.8
EAN: 9780132275842
ASIN: 0132275848
Publication Date: January 7, 2007
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Product Description
By presenting evolutionary biology as an ongoing research effort, this best-seller aims to help readers think like scientists. The authors convey the excitement and logic of evolutionary science by introducing principles through recent and classical studies, and by emphasizing real-world applications. Features a new chapter on Phylogenomics and the Molecular Basis of Adaptation (Ch. 15). Offers an earlier presentation of Reconstructing Evolutionary Trees, reflecting the growing importance of this topic in the field. Includes the latest research and examples, giving students access to the most current developments in the field. Includes full-color photographs, diagrams and data-graphics throughout, developed by the author. Undergraduate courses in evolution
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 Good shape and good shiping September 19, 2008
The book was in good condition and arrived within a week. They notified me the day it was sent and I recommend this seller.
Great text book February 16, 2008
This book is well written and actually not bad as far as text books go.
 Save your scientific intellect February 3, 2008
For an eager young mind, anxious to understand more about the evolutionary theory, this book is both scientifically and intellectually disappointing. The book reads more like a commentary than a textbook, organizing theoretical thoughts from numerous publications. Its principles that are supposed to explain the "backbone of all biology" will leave you with more questions than answers. Even the questions that the author proposes, e.g. in Ch 3, are not adequately answered. I have many question marks scribbled in the margins of this book, not because of my lack of understanding, but because there is so little support for the propositions that they make.
For a book that is written against non-scientific "Intelligent Design" theories, this sure forces you to make a lot of assumptions in order to swallow the holistic picture down- and I'm not buying it.
 Richly detailed overview of modern evolutionary thought April 13, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have used all three earlier editions of this text for my undergraduate 'Evolution' course (I am a college Professor of Biology) and have witnessed the various changes made over the years. The new version has updated much of the information on molecular evolution; the authors should be commended for their very thorough literature review. With the veritable explosion of research into evolutionary phenomena, this must be difficult indeed! The initial chapter on HIV still remains a wonderful introduction to your typically "human oriented" undergraduate and serves to generate interest in the topic early on. The phlogeny/evolutionary tree chapter was moved earlier to the "Introduction" part of the text; not sure why this was done. It was also nice to finally see mention made of reaction norms in the 'Adaptation' chapter (at last!), but there are still no examples of phenotypic plasticity from the vast botanical literature. The 'Evolution and Human Health' chapter is excellent for the medical student. Rather oddly, the important topic of speciation is near the book's end (Chapter 16) and glosses over the many fine examples from the plant evolution literature (polyploid speciation is virtually ignored, except for two paragraphs on p.159). My students are fascinated by the 'evolution of wheat' story, but don't look for that example of speciation here.
My primary complaint with this, and the preceding editions, is still the overwhelming amount of extraneous detail. How I wish I could use my editorial hand on this one! Does an undergraduate student really need over 20 pages on linkage disequilibrium? Are the final details of QTL mapping really necessary at this level of student education? Do we really need 4 pages on the 'fallacy' of the bell-curve (interesting advanced topic, but...) Also, there is an over abundance on phylogeny and systematics (useful for the future molecular systematist, but probably just confusing to the general biology major).
In any event, a great book, a little overwhelming, but well written and free of errors...I'll probably order the lastest (4th) edition anyway for the next 'Evolution' class...
If only Campbell were the author... November 14, 2005
6 out of 15 found this review helpful
There's not much to say. The book isn't confusing because the material is too technical--it's often confusing because the author doesn't go in enough depth; it's frustrating when a crucial concept is presented, such as Hamilton's Law, but no examples on its applications are put forth. I find myself frequently searching the internet to suppliment this textbook. It also doesn't help that the book doesn't come with a cd-rom, or any additional material, unless you purchase the teacher's edition...reading this textbook makes me yearn for Campbell.
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