@article{341980,
      recid = {341980},
      author = {Zimmer, Carl,},
      title = {The tangled bank : an introduction to evolution /},
      publisher = {Roberts and Co. Publishers,},
      address = {Greenwood Village, Colo. :},
      pages = {vii, 385 p. :},
      year = {2010},
      abstract = {"The Tangled Bank is the first textbook about evolution  intended for the general reader. Zimmer, an award-winning  science writer, takes readers on a fascinating journey into  the latest discoveries about evolution. In the Canadian  Arctic, paleontologists unearth fossils documenting the  move of our ancestors from sea to land. In the outback of  Australia, a zoologist tracks some of the world's deadliest  snakes to decipher the 100-million-year evolution of venom  molecules. In Africa, geneticists are gathering DNA to  probe the origin of our species. In clear, non-technical  language, Zimmer explains the central concepts essential  for understanding new advances in evolution, including  natural selection, genetic drift, and sexual selection. He  demonstrates how vital evolution is to all branches of  modern biology-from the fight against deadly  antibiotic-resistant bacteria to the analysis of the human  genome. Richly illustrated with 285 illustrations and  photographs, The Tangled Bank is essential reading for  anyone who wants to understand the history of life on  Earth."-- Publisher's description.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/341980},
}