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Autore: |
Olson Steve <1956->
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Titolo: |
Evolution in Hawaii : a supplement to teaching about evolution and the nature of science / / Steve Olson
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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 |
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