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Into the Jungle : Great Adventures in the Search for Evolution

ISBN: 9780321556714 | 0321556712

Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Pub. Date: 9/24/2008

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Summary Table of Contents Author Biography

Just published and out in time for and to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication ofThe Origin of Species, Sean B. Carroll'sInto the Jungle: Great Adventures in the Search for Evolution brings the science of evolution to biology students at any level, regardless of their college major or career path. Each of the nine stories in this brief reader chronicles the dramatic adventures of an influential zoologist, geologist, paleontologist, or geneticist on their path to some of the ... MOREmost important discoveries that have shaped our understanding of how life has evolved. Currently,Into the Jungle can be packaged at no additional cost with Pearson biology textbooks.Into The Jungle features these explorers:Charles Darwin (around the world voyage,The Origin of Species, Chapter 1)Alfred Wallace (voyages to Amazon and Indonesia, The Wallace Line, Chapter 2)Henry Walter Bates (mimicry as evidence of natural selection, Chapter 3)Eugene Dubois (the "missing link" ape-man in Java, Chapter 4)Roy Chapman Andrews (dinosaur eggs in the Gobi desert, Chapter 5)Walter and Luis Alvarez (K-T asteroid extinction theory, Chapter 6)Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer (coelacanth in South Africa, Chapter 7)Tony Allison (link between sickle cell and malaria resistance in Africa, Chapter 8)Ditlef Rustad and Arthur DeVries (loss of red blood cells and evolution of antifreeze in Antarctic Fish, Chapter 9)A Companion Website at www.aw-bc.com/carroll includes electronic files of original journal articles reporting key discoveries described in the book, questions to aid the analysis and discussion of these articles, additional photos, hyperlinks to websites of additional sources, and PowerPoint� lecture slides.

Not so long ago, most of the globe was uncharted wilderness. The explorations of the world's deep jungles, vast deserts, stark badlands, frozen polar regions, and countless chains of islands are some of the greatest adventures of recent times, and the discoveries they yielded gave birth to and nourished the most important idea in biology: evolution.

Key Message:

Into the Jungle invites students to step into the lives of naturalists who followed their dreams, and often risked their lives, to explore the unknown. Each of the nine stories in this brief reader chronicles the dramatic adventures of an influential zoologist, geologist, paleontologist, or geneticist on their path to some of the most important discoveries that have shaped our understanding of how life has evolved. Accessible and engaging, Carroll�s storytelling approach helps students appreciate the physical hardships the featured explorers endured and the obstacles they had to overcome in challenging societal belief systems and initiating paradigm shifts in the scientific community. In reading the tales, students will also come to understand the frequent role of serendipity in scientific discovery.

Key Topics: Reverend Darwin�s Detour, Drawing a Line between Monkeys and Kangaroos, Life Imitates Life, Java Man, Where the Dragon Laid Her Eggs, The Day the Mesozoic Died, Miss Latimer�s Extraordinary Fish, A Sickle-Cell Safari,�In Cold Blood: The Tale of the Icefish,�General Review and Discussion, Sources and Further Reading

Market: Intended for those in learning the basics of evolutionary biology.

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These nine short tales vividly depict key discoveries in evolutionary biology and the excitement of the scientific process. Online resources available at www.aw-bc.com/carroll.

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Preface	p. ix
Into The Jungle	p. 1
Reverend Darwin's Detour	p. 4
Drawing the Line between Monkeys and Kangaroos	p. 35
Life Imitates Life	p. 51
On The Trail of Ancient Humans	p. 65
Java Man	p. 66
Where the Dragon Laid Her Eggs	p. 88
Always Expect the Unexpected	p. 111
The Day the Mesozoic Died	p. 112
Miss Latimer's Extraordinary Fish	p. 132
Evolution In Action	p. 147
A Sickle-Cell Safari	p. 148
In Cold Blood: The Tale of the Icefish	p. 166
General Review and Discussion	p. 185
Acknowledgments	p. 187
References and Further Reading	p. 189
Index	p. 203
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Sean B. Carroll is Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics and�an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.� Among the most prominent biologists working in the world today,�Carroll is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, an award-winning author of� two highly acclaimed books on science for the general public (Endless Forms Most Beautiful and The Making of the Fittest), a widely known charismatic public speaker,�an ardent advocate for science education, and a frequent guest on NOVA and other popular television and radio programs.�He is the author or co-author of more than 100 scientific papers on animal development and evolution and of two textbooks.

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