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DOMESTICATED EVOLUTION IN A MAN-MADE WORLD
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| By: |
Richard C. Francis |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£25.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0393353036 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780393353037 |
| Publisher: |
WW NORTON & CO |
| Pub. date: |
19 July, 2016 |
| Pages: |
496 |
| Description: |
The amazing story of how certain ancient animals chose to live near humans, thus sealing their evolutionary fate. |
| Synopsis: |
The wolf evolved into the Pekingese, the wildcat into the tabby cat and the auroch into the milk-producing cow. This happened through the process called "domestication". Domesticated creatures have served us well- without them, civilisation as we know it would not exist. Richard C. Francis weaves history, archaeology and anthropology, while seamlessly integrating the most cutting-edge ideas in twenty-first-century biology, to create a fascinating narrative. Each domesticated species is a case study in evolution, and two key themes emerge: that domestication often results in the retention of juvenile traits and that evolution remains fundamentally a conservative process. Francis also explores the ways in which these themes apply to human evolution. |
| Illustrations: |
100 illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
WW Norton & Co |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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