This book simultaneously tells the story of a unique "flock" of fish in Africa's Lake Victoria and it's battle with an invasive species, while also explaining advanced concepts of evolution through that story. Having read many books about evolution, this is the first one in a long time that presented unfamiliar concepts. For added entertainment, the flavor of life in Tanzania is sprinkled in liberally in a wonderfully nonjudgmental manner.
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Darwin's Dreampond: Drama on Lake Victoria
Darwin's Dreampond Drama on Lake Victoria
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"The biological story itself is fascinating, and Mr. Goldschmidt tells it well. But the genius of his book lies in the way he has combined the science with travel writing. He interleaves the two in a highly readable way, so that his Tanzanian experiences lighten the science. . . . the book should give universal pleasure." -- Mark Ridley, The ... more » Darwin's Dreampond tells the evolutionary story of the extraordinary "furu" and the battlefield leading to extinction. Tijs Goldschmidt skillfully blends a masterful discussion of the principles of neo-Darwinian evolution and speciation with a history of Lake Victoria's ecosystem. The science unfolds in the context of the engaging first-person narrative of Goldschmidt's adventures and misadventures as a field researcher. An astute observer and a clear and witty writer, he warmly portrays the colors and textures of the landscapes and the lives of the local people as he interacts with them during the course of his fieldwork.
Author:
"The biological story itself is fascinating, and Mr. Goldschmidt tells it well. But the genius of his book lies in the way he has combined the science with travel writing. He interleaves the two in a highly readable way, so that his Tanzanian experiences lighten the science. . . . the book should give universal pleasure." -- Mark Ridley, The ... more » Darwin's Dreampond tells the evolutionary story of the extraordinary "furu" and the battlefield leading to extinction. Tijs Goldschmidt skillfully blends a masterful discussion of the principles of neo-Darwinian evolution and speciation with a history of Lake Victoria's ecosystem. The science unfolds in the context of the engaging first-person narrative of Goldschmidt's adventures and misadventures as a field researcher. An astute observer and a clear and witty writer, he warmly portrays the colors and textures of the landscapes and the lives of the local people as he interacts with them during the course of his fieldwork.
ISBN-13: 9780262571210
ISBN-10: 0262571218
Publication Date: 2/6/1998
Pages: 280
Rating: 1
ISBN-10: 0262571218
Publication Date: 2/6/1998
Pages: 280
Rating: 1
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Publisher: The MIT Press
Book Type: Paperback
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Genres:
- Science & Math >> Biological Sciences >> Biology >> Marine Biology
- Science & Math >> Earth Sciences >> Environmental Science
- Science & Math >> Evolution >> General
- Engineering & Transportation >> Professional Science >> Biological Sciences >> Biology >> Marine Biology
- Engineering & Transportation >> Professional Science >> Evolution >> General
- Engineering & Transportation >> Professional Science >> Earth Sciences >> Environmental Science
