Inheritance and Natural History
by Berry, R.J
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- ISBN 10
- 0002190842
- ISBN 13
- 9780002190848
- Seller
-
Sidmouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
William Collins Sons & Co., Ltd, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 225 x 155 mm. NO. This is an excellent introduction to how genetic selection and inheritance work, and how this relates to population biology and the practical aspects of conservation. A great range of species is addressed, from dog whelks to trees, insects to birds, with the facts of well known studies such as the peppered moth and the meadow brown butterfly. Chapters include: The study of differences - genes and not-genes; Pools of genes; Sex and breeding; Natural selection and how it works; Genetical plumbing and architecture; Ecological islands and niches; Genes, survival, and adjustment in an island population of the house mouse; Human influences; Why be variable? An appendix deals with mitosis and meiosis.Some discolouration of the cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Fieldfare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FF1262
- Title
- Inheritance and Natural History
- Author
- Berry, R.J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002190842
- ISBN 13
- 9780002190848
- Publisher
- William Collins Sons & Co., Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 225 x 155 mm
- Keywords
- The New Naturalist 61, genetics, inherited variation, natural populations, environmental variation, gene transmission.
- X weight
- 22 oz
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Fieldfare Books
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Sidmouth, Devon
About Fieldfare Books
A small family business specialising in the sale of a range of used natural history and bird books.
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