Improbable Destinies: How Predictable is Evolution?/ [by] Jonathan B. Losos

By:

Losos, Jonathan B

Language: ENG Publication details: Great Britain: Penguin Books, c2017Description: xv, 368 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:

9780141981192 (pbk. ):

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DDC classification:

23rd 576.8 LOS/T

Summary: In Improbable Destinies, renowned Harvard biologist Jonathan Losos reveals what the latest breakthroughs in evolutionary biology can tell us about one of the greatest ongoing debates in science. He takes us around the globe to meet the researchers who are solving the deepest mysteries of life on Earth through their work in experimental evolutionary science. Losos himself is one of the leaders in this exciting new field, and he illustrates how experiments with guppies, fruit flies, bacteria, foxes and field mice, along with his own work with anole lizards on Caribbean islands, are revealing just how rapid and predictable evolution can be.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference Book	Vigyanpuri Campus Earth & Environmental Science	576.8 LOS/I (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		003257

Includes index.

In Improbable Destinies, renowned Harvard biologist Jonathan Losos reveals what the latest breakthroughs in evolutionary biology can tell us about one of the greatest ongoing debates in science. He takes us around the globe to meet the researchers who are solving the deepest mysteries of life on Earth through their work in experimental evolutionary science. Losos himself is one of the leaders in this exciting new field, and he illustrates how experiments with guppies, fruit flies, bacteria, foxes and field mice, along with his own work with anole lizards on Caribbean islands, are revealing just how rapid and predictable evolution can be.

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