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Evolutionary Biology (textbook)
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Evolutionary Biology is a college-level evolutionary biology textbook written by Eli C. Minkoff that is 627 pages long. It was published in 1983 by Addison-Wesley
. This is Dr. Minkoff's first foray into the world of college-level textbook authorship. The book contains an index and various biographical references.
. The book is written in a format to which it could be used in an evolutionary biology 101
course. The book contains over 25 chapters, for example, "The Origin and Early Evolution of Life." Although the book is out-of-date by now (as most college-level scientific textbooks become over several decades), Evolutionary Biology was extremely pivotal in discussing the various viewpoints and theories of meiosis
and abiogenesis
in relation to the origin of life and the evolution
of the biologic species.
Addison-Wesley
Addison-Wesley was a book publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, best known for its textbooks and computer literature. As well as publishing books, Addison-Wesley also distributed its technical titles through the Safari Books Online e-reference service...
. This is Dr. Minkoff's first foray into the world of college-level textbook authorship. The book contains an index and various biographical references.
About the book
The textbook Evolutionary Biology was written and published in 1983 during which Minkoff was the head of the Biology department at Bates CollegeBates College
Bates College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. and was most recently ranked 21st in the nation in the 2011 US News Best Liberal Arts Colleges rankings. The college was founded in 1855 by abolitionists...
. The book is written in a format to which it could be used in an evolutionary biology 101
101
Year 101 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Traianus and Paetus...
course. The book contains over 25 chapters, for example, "The Origin and Early Evolution of Life." Although the book is out-of-date by now (as most college-level scientific textbooks become over several decades), Evolutionary Biology was extremely pivotal in discussing the various viewpoints and theories of meiosis
Meiosis
Meiosis is a special type of cell division necessary for sexual reproduction. The cells produced by meiosis are gametes or spores. The animals' gametes are called sperm and egg cells....
and abiogenesis
Abiogenesis
Abiogenesis or biopoesis is the study of how biological life arises from inorganic matter through natural processes, and the method by which life on Earth arose...
in relation to the origin of life and the evolution
Evolution
Evolution is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation, including species, individual organisms and molecules such as DNA and proteins.Life on Earth...
of the biologic species.