Description
Biodiversity and Evolution includes chapters devoted to the evolution and biodiversity of organisms at the molecular level, based on the study of natural collections from the Museum of Natural History. The book starts with an epistemological and historical introduction and ends with a critical overview of the Anthropocene epoch.- Explores the study of natural collections of the Museum of Natural History- Examines evolution and biodiversity at the molecular level- Features an introduction focusing on epistemology and history- Provides a critical overview
Table of Contents
1. From Richard Owen to Charles Darwin: Understanding the Origin of Life's DiversityClaudine COHEN2. Life Engineering in an Evolutionary WorldThomas HEAMS3. The View of Systematics on BiodiversityPhilippe GRANDCOLAS4. Which Model(s) Explain Biodiversity?Guillaume ACHAZ5. Analysis of Microbial Diversity: Regarding the (Paradoxical) Difficulty of Seeing Big in MetagenomicsChloé VIGLIOTTI, Philippe LOPEZ and Eric BAPTESTE6. Genetic Code Degeneracy and Amino Acid Frequency in ProteomesJean LEHMANN7. Telomeres and Telomerases: Structural Diversity for the Same RoleCarole SAINTOMÉ8. Globalization and Infectious DiseasesThierry WIRTH9. Why are Morpho Blue?Vincent DEBAT, Serge BERTHIER, Patrick BLANDIN, Nicolas CHAZOT, Marianne ELIAS, Doris GOMEZ and Violaine LLAURENS?10. Biodiversity in Natural History Collections: a Source of Data for the Study of Evolution RomainNATTIER11. Mice and Men: an Evolutionary History of Lassa FeverAude LALIS and Thierry WIRTH12. Evolutionary History of Moles in Western Europe: One Mole May Hide Another!Violaine NICOLAS, Jessica MARTINEZ-VARGAS and Jean-Pierre HUGOT13. The Conoidea and Their Toxins: Evolution of a Hyper-Diversified GroupNicolas PUILLANDRE and Sébastien DUTERTRE14. The Anthropocene: a Geological or Societal Subject?Patrick DE WEVER and Stan FINNEY
