''Introducing Evolution'' is a 2001

graphic Graphics () are visual images or designs on some surface, such as a wall, canvas, screen, paper, or stone, to inform, illustrate, or entertain. In contemporary usage, it includes a pictorial representation of data, as in design and manufacture, ...

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Evolution Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. These characteristics are the expressions of genes, which are passed on from parent to offspring during reproduction. Variation ...

written by

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and illustrated by Howard Selina. The volume, according to the publisher's website, "provides a step-by-step guide to ‘Darwin’s dangerous idea’ and takes a fresh look at the often misunderstood concepts of

natural selection Natural selection is the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype. It is a key mechanism of evolution, the change in the heritable traits characteristic of a population over generations. Charle ...

and the selfish gene."

Publication history

This volume was originally published in the UK by Icon Books in 2001, and subsequently republished with different covers and the subtitle, ''A Graphic Guide''. Editions: * * * Related volumes in the series: * * * *

Reception

Science writer Brian Clegg, author of ''Introducing Infinity'' (2012) in the same series, states that, "book works well as an introduction to the subject," and is, "a solid addition to the series though not an outstanding one." "The text flows nicely," and, Clegg continues, "isn't limited to the pure consideration of evolution by natural selection." "The images," which Clegg contends, "are always important in one of these books", "work well." Clegg concludes that this volume is superior to the earlier ''

Darwin for Beginners ''Darwin for Beginners'', republished as ''Introducing Darwin'', is a 1982 graphic study guide to Charles Darwin and Evolution written by Dr. Jonathan Miller and illustrated by Borin Van Loon. The volume, according to the publisher's website, "un ...

'', in the same series, as it, "covers the science better," and, "makes better use of the illustrated 'Introducing' format."

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