Biology's First Law

Autor*innen

• Daniel W. McShea
• Robert N. Brandon

Parameter

• Biologie
• Evolution
• Naturwissenschaften
• Sachliteratur
• Wissenschaft

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Life on earth is characterized by three phenomena: adaptation; diversity; and complexity. Natural selection explains adaptation. But what explains diversity and complexity? This book argues that there exists in evolution a spontaneous tendency toward increased diversity and complexity, one that acts whether natural selection is present or not.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Einband: Paperback