{"product_id":"evolution-and-ecology-the-pace-of-life-hardback-9780521390286","title":"Evolution and Ecology; The Pace of Life (Hardback) 9780521390286","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEvolution and Ecology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Pace of Life\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEvolutionary synthesis using contribution of recent fossil record to understand mechanisms of macroevolutionary change.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eK. D. Bennett (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521390286, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 December 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e260 pages, 90 b\/w illus.  8 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.7 x 2.2 cm, 0.529 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is a challenging and thought-provoking book.' Mike Walker, Quaternary Science Reviews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe mechanisms of macroevolutionary change have long been a contentious issue. Palaeoecological evidence, presented in this book, shows that evolutionary processes visible in ecological time do not build up into macroevolutionary trends, contrary to Darwin's original thesis. The author discusses how climatic oscillations on ice-age time-scales are paced by variations in the Earth's orbit, and have thus been a permanent feature of Earth history. There is, however, little evidence for macroevolutionary change in response to these climatic changes, suggesting that over geological time macroevolution does not occur as a result of accumulated short term processes. These conclusions are used to construct a post-modern evolutionary synthesis in which evolution and ecology play an equal role. Written by a leading palaeoecologist, this book will be of interest to researchers in both ecology and evolutionary biology.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Development of ideas\u003cbr\u003e 3. Orbital-forcing of climatic oscillations\u003cbr\u003e 4. Geological evidence for orbital-forcing\u003cbr\u003e 5. Biological response: distribution\u003cbr\u003e 6. Biological response: evolution\u003cbr\u003e 7. Biological response: extinction\u003cbr\u003e 8. Evolution and ecology: synthesis\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Evolution [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Evolution\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Evolution%20%5BPSAJ%5D%22\"\u003ePSAJ\u003c\/a\u003e], Ecological science, the Biosphere [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ecological science, the Biosphere\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ecological%20science,%20the%20Biosphere%20%5BPSAF%5D%22\"\u003ePSAF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45978378797336,"sku":"9780521390286","price":93.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521390286i_9ee579a5-d86b-4136-975f-0f07402d9d75.jpg?v=1691376249","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/evolution-and-ecology-the-pace-of-life-hardback-9780521390286","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}