Extending the Evolutionary Synthesis: Darwin's Legacy Redesigned

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The theories of evolution are themselves evolving with new findings and changes in the fundamental underlying concepts. It is true that today's theory, which goes back to Darwin, is persistently successful. But there remain many unanswered questions. Increasingly strong calls are emerging to expand synthetic evolutionary theory comprehensively. Scientific findings of the last decades require continuous rethinking and integration of new data and concepts into the theory of evolution. This comprehensibly written and excellently researched book provides the exciting new insights on constantly transforming view of evolutionary theory using fascinating new examples from evolutionary biology. Key Features: * Comprehensively reviews the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis * Understandably written for a broad audience * Includes interviews with world-leading evolutionary biologists * Outlines the historical outline of evolutionary theory with explanations of the open, unanswered questions * Explains concepts with powerful illustrations