Pragmatic Evolution (eBook, ePUB)

Applications of Evolutionary Theory
Redaktion: Poiani, Aldo

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Of what use is evolutionary science to society? Can evolutionary thinking provide us with the tools to better understand and even make positive changes to the world? Addressing key questions about the development of evolutionary thinking, this book explores the interaction between evolutionary theory and its practical applications. Featuring contributions from leading specialists, Pragmatic Evolution highlights the diverse and interdisciplinary applications of evolutionary thinking: their potential and limitations. The fields covered range from palaeontology, genetics, ecology, agriculture, fisheries, medicine, neurobiology, psychology and animal behaviour; to information technology, education, anthropology and philosophy. Detailed examples of useful and current evolutionary applications are provided throughout. An ideal source of information to promote a better understanding of contemporary evolutionary science and its applications, this book also encourages the continued development of new opportunities for constructive evolutionary applications across a range of fields.

---

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. November 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781139179355
• Artikelnr.: 37871987

Inhaltsangabe

List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction Aldo Poiani;
Part I. Evolution, Ecology and Conservation: 1. Evolution, missing links
and climate change: recent advances in understanding transformational
macroevolution John Long; 2. Evolutionary perspectives in conservation
genetics Kamal Ibrahim and Roberta Torunsky; Part II. Evolution and Food
Production: 3. Evolution in agriculture Steve Wratten, Mark Gillespie and
Aldo Poiani; 4. The evolutionary ecology of pollination and the functional
biology of agricultural plants Martin Burd, Angelica Martínez Bauer and
Mani R. Shrestha; 5. The dawn of Darwinian fishery management Mikko Heino,
Adriaan Rijnsdorp and Ulf Dieckmann; Part III. Evolution and Medicine: 6.
Evolution: a basic science for medicine Randolph Nesse; 7. Evolutionary
insights for immunological interventions Paul W. Ewald and Holly A. Swain
Ewald; 8. Neuroevolution and neurodegeneration: two sides of the same coin?
Jonathan Foster, Peter Boord and Michael Smith; 9. Evolution, music and
neurotherapy Alan Harvey; Part IV. Evolution and Psychology: 10.
Antecedents of teenage pregnancy: using an evolutionary perspective in the
search for mechanisms David Coall, Tomas E. Dickins and Daniel Nettle; 11.
Flourishing and fitness: an evolutionary perspective on health capability
Jim Chisholm; Part V. Evolution and Computing: 12. Natural computation:
evolving solutions to complex problems David Green; 13. Harnessing the
swarm: technological applications of collective intelligence Suzanne
Sadedin and Edgar A. Duéñez-Guzmán; Part VI. Evolution and Society: 14.
Evolutionary arguments against the de facto re-pathologising of
homosexuality Aldo Poiani; 15. Teaching evolution and the nature of science
Douglas Futuyma; 16. Evolutionary ideologies Jonathan Marks; 17. Can
Darwinism offer existential reassurance at times of personal or social
crisis? Michael Ruse; Index.