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Unnatural Selection
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780691157061
- EAN
- 9780691157061
- Book Title
- Unnatural Selection
- Item Length
- 12 in
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Science
- Topic
- Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, Life Sciences / Taxonomy, Natural History, Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (See Also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology)
- Item Width
- 10.4 in
- Item Weight
- 68.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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A lavishly illustrated look at how evolution plays out in selective breeding Unnatural Selection is a stunningly illustrated book about selective breeding--the ongoing transformation of animals at the hand of man. More important, it's a book about selective breeding on a far, far grander scale--a scale that encompasses all life on Earth. We'd call it evolution. A unique fusion of art, science, and history, this book celebrates the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin's monumental work The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication , and is intended as a tribute to what Darwin might have achieved had he possessed that elusive missing piece to the evolutionary puzzle--the knowledge of how individual traits are passed from one generation to the next. With the benefit of a century and a half of hindsight, Katrina van Grouw explains evolution by building on the analogy that Darwin himself used--comparing the selective breeding process with natural selection in the wild, and, like Darwin, featuring a multitude of fascinating examples. This is more than just a book about pets and livestock, however. The revelation of Unnatural Selection is that identical traits can occur in all animals, wild and domesticated, and both are governed by the same evolutionary principles. As van Grouw shows, animals are plastic things, constantly changing. In wild animals the changes are usually too slow to see--species appear to stay the same. When it comes to domesticated animals, however, change happens fast, making them the perfect model of evolution in action. Suitable for the lay reader and student, as well as the more seasoned biologist, and featuring more than four hundred breathtaking illustrations of living animals, skeletons, and historical specimens, Unnatural Selection will be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in natural history and the history of evolutionary thinking.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691157065
ISBN-13
9780691157061
eBay Product ID (ePID)
240266275
Product Key Features
Book Title
Unnatural Selection
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, Life Sciences / Taxonomy, Natural History, Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (See Also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology)
Publication Year
2018
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
12 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
10.4 in
Item Weight
68.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Sf105.V24 2018
Reviews
"Careful (or, perhaps, casual) selection and cross breeding has produced chickens and pigeons of almost any shape and color. How and why this happens, driven by our quest for novelty often expressed in competition (the fair), is explained in text as revealing as [van Grouw's] drawings . . . . Her books are guides to natural worlds otherwise unseen." ---Jim Williams, StarTribune Wingnut Blog, "Whether you are an artist, illustrator, zoologist, pet-enthusiast or simply curious, you will be intrigued, educated and inspired by this extraordinary book." ---Tim Birkhead, Archives of Natural History, "Van Grouw's beautiful anatomical illustrations are as informative and scientifically rigorous as a statistical plot but also as aesthetically pleasing as the pieces hanging in an art gallery. . . . Van Grouw is perfectly placed to communicate in a way that is conversational but also precise, confidently knowledgeable, and often poetic. It seems too easy to make a comparison with Darwin, yet it would be remiss not to." ---Caitlin R. Kight, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, " Unnatural Selection feels like an homage to the standards of a bygone publishing age, through its large-format pages and its use of heavy sepia-coloured paper, but especially in van Grouw's lovingly detailed monochrome drawings." ---Mark Cocker, Spectator, "Her drawings have to be seen to be believed. . . . Fabulous and irresistible. Van Grouw is a genius. . . . With its immense ambition and staggering graphics, this is a tricky book to summarize - but its author's extraordinary talent is one that demands and deserves an audience." ---Rob Innes, Cage & Aviary Birds, A brilliant concept that is quite stunning in its presentation and execution. . . . Katrina's writing is full of passion and excitement for her subject. It is also intelligent, fluid, witty and easily read & understood. ---Phil Slade, Another Bird Blog, "I don't think it would be an understatement to say that this is the book I've been waiting for all my life. . . . The very fact it can be understood by all is a real credit to the author who has well and truly done her research." ---Grant Brereton, Fancy Fowl, "A hefty, gorgeous, yet serious, book . . . stuffed with Katrina's exquisitely observed pencil drawings. . . . A remarkable portrayal of the wonder of artificial selection--an ancient process that's still going on today." ---Ben Hoare, BBC Wildlife, " Unnatural Selection feels like an homage to the standards of a bygone publishing age, through its large-format pages and its use of heavy sepia-coloured paper, but especially in van Grouw's lovingly detailed monochrome drawings." ---Mark Cocker, The Spectator, "van Grouw's beautiful anatomical illustrations are as informative and scientifically rigorous as a statistical plot but also as aesthetically pleasing as the pieces hanging in an art gallery. . . . van Grouw is perfectly placed to communicate in a way that is conversational but also precise, confidently knowledgeable, and often poetic. It seems too easy to make a comparison with Darwin, yet it would be remiss not to." ---Caitlin R. Kight, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, "Combining art, history, and science, this idiosyncratic book is very engaging and exceptionally clear. The illustrations, more than just appropriate and accurate, are marvelous." --Henry S. Horn, professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology, Princeton University, "A brilliant concept that is quite stunning in its presentation and execution. . . . Katrina's writing is full of passion and excitement for her subject. It is also intelligent, fluid, witty and easily read & understood." ---Phil Slade, Another Bird Blog, "I'm impressed with this book's content, organization, and writing. The scholarship is impressive and conveyed in an accessible manner." --Greger Larson, University of Oxford, "Whether you are an artist, illustrator, zoologist, pet-enthusiast or simply curious, you will be intrigued, educated and inspired by this extraordinary book." ---Tim Birkenhead, Archives of Natural History
Copyright Date
2018
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2017-031666
Dewey Decimal
636.082
Dewey Edition
23
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