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The ptarmigan's dilemma : an exploration into how life organizes and supports itself / John Theberge and Mary Theberge.

Theberge, John B.; Theberge, Mary T.
2010
QH366.2 .T51 2010 (Mapit)
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Title
The ptarmigan's dilemma : an exploration into how life organizes and supports itself / John Theberge and Mary Theberge.
Author
Theberge, John B.
ISBN
9780771085192
0771085192
Published
Toronto, Ont. : McClelland & Stewart, [2010]
Copyright
©2010
Language
English
Description
401 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Call Number
QH366.2 .T51 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
576.8
Summary
The authors examine what the mechanisms of evolution are and how they work. With examples from the very latest discoveries in genetics and ones they have made in their own field work, "The Ptarmigan's Dilemma" "is a ground-breaking explanation of evolution for non-scientists--and a look at the rich diversity of life on Earth that's under threat today.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Theberge, Mary T.
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Prospects. Out of the slag heap of nature ; The ptarmigan's dilemma ; Let there be life
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