John Avise: 9 books
by John Avise
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2013
Covering both the internal and external incubation of offspring, this book provides a biology-rich survey of the natural history, ecology, genetics, and evolution of pregnancy-like phenomena. From mammals and other live-bearing organisms to viviparous reptiles, male-pregnant fishes, larval-brooding...
Clonality
The Genetics, Ecology, and Evolution of Sexual Abstinence in Vertebrate Animals
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2008
Approximately 99.9% of vertebrate species reproduce sexually. The exceptional 0.1% reproduce via asexual or clonal means, which vary wildly and are fascinating in their own right. In this book, John C. Avise describes the genetics, ecology, natural history, and evolution of the world's approximately...
Hermaphroditism
A Primer on the Biology, Ecology, and Evolution of Dual Sexuality
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2011
While it is true that members of most sexually reproducing species can be defined as either male or female, those who belong to the rest of the biological world are not so simply understood. Hermaphroditic creatures reproduce both as male and as female individuals, providing a fascinating glimpse...
by John C. Avise
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
Award-winning geneticist John C. Avise guides this delightful voyage around the planet in search of answers to nature's mysteries. He demonstrates how scientists directly examine DNA to address long-standing questions about wild animals, plants, and microbes. Through dozens of stories that span the...
Inside the Human Genome
A Case for Non-Intelligent Design
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2010
Humanity's physical design flaws have long been apparent--we get hemorrhoids and impacted wisdom teeth, for instance--but do the imperfections extend down to the level of our genes? Inside the Human Genome is the first book to examine the philosophical question of why, from the perspectives of biochemistry...
Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics
A Brief History of Shifting Paradigms
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2014
Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics is a pithy, lively book occupying a special niche—the conceptual history of evolutionary genetics— not inhabited by any other available treatment. Written by a world-leading authority in evolutionary genetics, this work encapsulates and ranks 70...
Sketches of Nature
A Geneticist's Look at the Biological World During a Golden Era of Molecular Ecology
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2015
This visually appealing book recounts the history of molecular ecology and evolution as seen through the personal lens of one of its most prolific practitioners, who has studied a panorama of creatures ranging from corals, sponges, and other invertebrates to a wide variety of vertebrate animals including...
The Hope, Hype, and Reality of Genetic Engineering
Remarkable Stories from Agriculture, Industry, Medicine, and the Environment
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2004
An introductory tour into the stranger-than-fiction world of genetic engineering, a scientific realm inhabited by eager researchers intent upon fashioning a prodigious medley of genetically modified (GM) organisms to serve human needs.
From Aardvarks to Zooxanthellae
The Definitive Lyrical Guide to Nature’s Ways
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017
Hundreds of animal species provide the cast of characters for these newly composed bio-limericks, arranged into 17 chapters by taxonomic group (such as Birds, Fishes, Insects) or biological subject (such as Ecology, Genetics, and Anthropology). Sometimes multiple verses on one organism or topic...