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Biodiversity and Evolution

  • 1 Edición - 23 de marzo de 2018
  • Última edición
  • Editores: Philippe Grandcolas, Marie-Christine Maurel
  • Idioma: Inglés

Biodiversity and Evolution includes chapters devoted to the evolution and biodiversity of organisms at the molecular level, based on the study of natural collections from the Museu… Leer más

Descripción

Biodiversity and Evolution includes chapters devoted to the evolution and biodiversity of organisms at the molecular level, based on the study of natural collections from the Museum of Natural History. The book starts with an epistemological and historical introduction and ends with a critical overview of the Anthropocene epoch.

Puntos claves

  • Explores the study of natural collections of the Museum of Natural History
  • Examines evolution and biodiversity at the molecular level
  • Features an introduction focusing on epistemology and history
  • Provides a critical overview

De interès para

Students, teachers and researchers, interested in biology, epistemology and scientific cultural aspects

Índice

1. From Richard Owen to Charles Darwin: Understanding the Origin of Life’s Diversity
Claudine COHEN

2. Life Engineering in an Evolutionary World
Thomas HEAMS

3. The View of Systematics on Biodiversity
Philippe GRANDCOLAS

4. Which Model(s) Explain Biodiversity?
Guillaume ACHAZ

5. Analysis of Microbial Diversity: Regarding the (Paradoxical) Difficulty of Seeing Big in Metagenomics
Chloé VIGLIOTTI, Philippe LOPEZ and Eric BAPTESTE

6. Genetic Code Degeneracy and Amino Acid Frequency in Proteomes
Jean LEHMANN

7. Telomeres and Telomerases: Structural Diversity for the Same Role
Carole SAINTOMÉ

8. Globalization and Infectious Diseases
Thierry WIRTH

9. Why are Morpho Blue?
Vincent DEBAT, Serge BERTHIER, Patrick BLANDIN, Nicolas CHAZOT, Marianne ELIAS, Doris GOMEZ and Violaine LLAURENS?

10. Biodiversity in Natural History Collections: a Source of Data for the Study of Evolution Romain
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11. Mice and Men: an Evolutionary History of Lassa Fever
Aude LALIS and Thierry WIRTH

12. Evolutionary History of Moles in Western Europe: One Mole May Hide Another!
Violaine NICOLAS, Jessica MARTINEZ-VARGAS and Jean-Pierre HUGOT

13. The Conoidea and Their Toxins: Evolution of a Hyper-Diversified Group
Nicolas PUILLANDRE and Sébastien DUTERTRE

14. The Anthropocene: a Geological or Societal Subject?
Patrick DE WEVER and Stan FINNEY

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 1
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 23 de marzo de 2018
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los editores

PG

Philippe Grandcolas

Philippe Grandcolas is a Senior Scientist CNRS and Director at the Institut de Systematique, Evolution, Biodiversite.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
CNRS, France

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Marie-Christine Maurel

Marie-Christine Maurel is a professor- researcher at UPMC and MNHN.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
UPMC and MNHN, France

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