| Evolution | 
 enlarge | Author: Mark Ridley
Publisher: WileyBlackwell
Category: Book
List Price: £34.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 34075
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3rd Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 792
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.1
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.2 x 1.6
ISBN: 1405103450
Dewey Decimal Number: 576.8
EAN: 9781405103459
ASIN: 1405103450
Publication Date: September 5, 2003
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Not the complete article April 28, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This text is very good for covering the theory of evolution in terms of statistics, but is lacking in detail in many important areas- well i say important, but they are just based on my evolution module. There is insufficient information on the origins of life, evolution of tetrapods, and human evolution. If this book covered these three areas in more detail then i'd give it 5 stars.
A good text (but not the best) April 21, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This general text is less flashy and, in parts, more detailed than Freeman & Herron (my recommended text for my evolution course). However, it does not cover human evolution and human health issues particularly well
 very 'user-friendly' March 6, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
having only read half the book, i am very pleased. i have no background in biology / genetics but this book is, unlike many others, very accessible and fun to read. the style of writing is very comprehensible and it takes surprisingly little time to finish one chapter. the book is kept simple with helpful illustrations and some fotos. the chapter summaries could be slightly longer but they normally suffice for the qick reference. the side-margin notes help to locate essential text passages. the price is pretty much justified.
Great November 11, 2003
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought this book as evolution and behaviour reference book for university. It is extremely comprehensive and covers all of it topics in a well structured way (that were far superior to some lecturers). It is fantastic as a reference book and is in fact my evolution bible - if I have a problem concerning evolution this is the first place I would look!
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