Origins of Biodiversity: An Introduction to Macroevolution and Macroecology

by Lindell Bromham

Origins of Biodiversity is a unique introduction to the fields of macroevolution and macroecology, which explores the evolution and distribution of biodiversity across time, space and lineages. Using an enquiry-led framework to encourage active learning and critical thinking, each chapter is based around a case-study to explore concepts and research methods from contemporary macroevolution and macroecology. The book focuses on the process of science as much as the biology itself, to help students acquire the research skills and intellectual tools they need to understand and investigate the biological world around them. In particular, the emphasis on hypothesis testing encourages students to develop and test their own ideas. This text builds upon the foundations offered in most general introductory evolutionary biology courses to introduce an exciting range of ideas and research tools for investigating patterns of biodiversity.

Genres: Science

456 pages, Paperback

Published June 26, 2019

Reviews

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

It definitely helps to have a background in statistics for the last few chapters. This is definitely a book I'll come back to again.

[Matěj · Rating 5 out of 5]

In my opinion this is the best textbook of this topic I have ever read!

The topics are clearly structured into chapters which are linked to each other. Each chapter has a broad indroduction of the problem and summary both at the start and in the end. There are lot of pleasing figures to spark you curiosity and always set of questions to think about.

I highly recommend this to any avid reader interested in macro questions.