With all the attention to creationism in the news these days, Jean-Pierre Rogel decided it was time to show how Darwin's concept of natural selection can be seen in everyday situations — from a summer cottage near a lake — with examples taken from familiar species such as loons, salmon and bears. Moving through modern science, he shows how new discoveries have enabled us to understand life more deeply than in Darwin's time. He focuses in particular on the emerging field of evolutionary developmental biology, called “evo-devo” for short. By showing embryo genes in action, evo-devo explains how animals are constructed. It also explains the extraordinary diversity of the plant and animal kingdoms. Written in a lively style, based on the latest science but without the jargon too often attached to it, Evolution: The View from the Cottage celebrates evolution and finds its traces everywhere around us. You may never see loons, salmon, bears, belugas or even the humble cornstalk the same way again.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-160) and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 576.8
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Translation of: L'hippopotame du Saint-Laurent Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781553801047 9781553802020
- LCCN
- QH367
- LCCN Item number
- R6313 2010eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (168 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00230495 (OCoLC)809995784 (CaOOCEL)444201
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Copyright 5
- Acknowledgements 6
- Contents 8
- Introduction 10
- PART ONE: Connected by an Invisible Thread 16
- “Mystery of Mysteries”: The View from the Cottage 19
- The Tree of Life and the Two “D” s 31
- And What’s Your Bar Code?/ 42
- Hippos in the St. Lawrence 49
- PART TWO: All Parts Included: Some Assembly Required 63
- The Fly and the Butterfly Tell All 65
- Of Finches and Their Beaks 75
- Stuck in the Mud and How to Get Out in under 10 Million Years 84
- The Thumb and the Baby Panda 93
- A Very Brainy Animal 99
- PART THREE: When Humans Interfere with Evolution 109
- Parasites in High Gear 111
- Salmon under the Influence 118
- Mr. O’Connor’s Stubborn Struggle 126
- Avatars of the White Bear 135
- Sign of the Loon 143
- Calendar of life 155
- Glossary 157
- Notes 163
- Bibliography 167
- About the Author & Translator 171
- Index 173
- Back Cover 179
