Evolution in Hawaii : a supplement to teaching about evolution and the nature of science / / Steve Olson

• Autore: Olson Steve <1956->
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (56 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Evolution (Biology) - Hawaii; Species - Hawaii; Isolating mechanisms - Hawaii; Evolution (Biology) - Study and teaching; Science - Study and teaching
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Hawaii Is One of the Best Places in the World to Study Biological Evolution -- Biological Evolution Explains the Characteristics of Hawaii's Plants and Animals -- Science Produces Explanations That Can Be Tested Using Empirical Evidence -- Scientific Research Has Revealed How the Hawaiian Islands Originated -- The Evolution of Life on Earth Set the Stage for Evolution in Hawaii -- Panel 1: Plate Tectonics and the Ages of the Hawaiian Islands -- An Adaptive Radiation Has Led to a Dramatic Diversification of the Drosophilids in Hawaii -- Panel 2: Evolutionary Relationships Among the Picture-Winged Drosophilids -- Many Other Species Have Undergone Adaptive Radiations in Hawaii -- Panel 3: The Evolutionary History of the Silversword Alliance -- Alien Species Pose a Severe Threat to Hawaii's Native Plants and Animals -- Many Critical Problems Cannot Be Addressed Without Understanding Biological Evolution -- Selected Bibliography -- Teaching Exercise: Tracing the Evolutionary Origins of Picture-Winged Drosophila Species -- Teacher's Manual -- Data Tables -- Student Reading -- Student Worksheet -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Evolution in Hawaii
• ISBN: 0-309-16670-5; 9780309526574; 0-309-52657-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821596903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II