Evolution in Minutes

in Minutes

by Darren Naish

Evolution in Minutes is your compact and accessible guide to the central concepts of the science of evolution, revealing how biological populations change over successive generations. Covering the basics of speciation, genesis, and extinction in animals, plants, and humans alike--from the origins and development of life to artificial selection and evolutionary algorithms--this is the fastest, fullest path to understanding evolution.Contents include fossils, microbes, genes, DNA, natural selection, Darwinism, genetic drift, mutation, gene migration, heredity, adaptation, and variation, as well as key biological concepts necessary to understand the fascinating field of evolution.

Genres: Evolution, Biology, Nonfiction, Science

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First published November 1, 2017

About the author

Darren Naish is a British vertebrate palaeontologist and science writer. He obtained a geology degree at the University of Southampton and later studied vertebrate palaeontology under British palaeontologist David Martill at the University of Portsmouth, where he obtained both an M. Phil. and PhD.

Reviews

[Temnospondyli · Rating 5 out of 5]

This little thick book, clumsy to hold, but packed with information would be a nice thing to give to the science-minded and precocious teen or tween in your life. Basically thumbnail sketches covering a wide range of topics in evolution; inch deep/mike wide starting points for young people with an interest in evolutionary biology. Well written and able to pique my interest even though many if not most of the topics were already familiar to me, Darren Naish is clearly a talented scientist and science popularizer who, if I were to hazard a guess, writes for the kids who are just like he was: smart and curious. And even though I hate the size of this series, I’ll bet they fit nicely in a Christmas stocking for that budding young scientist in your life.

[Gede Suprayoga · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mini-book containing concepts used to understand and describe evolution. Evolution itself is the central concept here but is inadequate to describe multiplicity of the process and the interactions between species and environment. This book briefly explains the concept and illustrates the complex mechanisms involved.

[Rafelmenmell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Muy interesante, pequeños resúmenes de los conceptos claves para entender la evolución.

[Cole Jersek · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dinosaurs

[Taylor Rowell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This would be a great introduction for anyone wanting to know the basics, and more.

[T SP · Rating 4 out of 5]

Starts with great overviews of evolutionary concepts, but becomes just a bullet-pointed list of mammalian ancestors at the end