Ayala, Francisco Jose

Evolving : the theory and processes of organic evolution / Francisco Jose Ayala and James W. Valentine. - [Menlo Park, Ca.] : Benjamin Cummings, c1979 - xii, 452 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The evolution of evolutionary science -- 2. Basic genetics -- 3. Hereditary variation -- 4. Process of evolutionary change -- 5. Natural selection in action.

The purpose of this text is to provide an up-to-date account of the modern understanding of evolution for readers with only a high-school biology background, or its equivalent.

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EVOLUTION

QH 366.2 .A93 1979