{"product_id":"unnatural-selection-9780691157061","title":"Unnatural Selection","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lavishly illustrated look at how evolution plays out in selective breeding  Unnatural Selection is a stunningly illustrated book about selective breedingthe ongoing transformation of animals at the hand of man. More important  its a book about selective breeding on a far  far grander scalea scale that encompasses all life on Earth. Wed call it evolution.  A unique fusion of art  science  and history  this book celebrates the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwins monumental work The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication  and is intended as a tribute to what Darwin might have achieved had he possessed that elusive missing piece to the evolutionary puzzlethe knowledge of how individual traits are passed from one generation to the next. With the benefit of a century and a half of hindsight  Katrina van Grouw explains evolution by building on the analogy that Darwin himself usedcomparing the selective breeding process with natural selection in the wild  and  like Darwin  featuring a multitude of fascinating examples.  This is more than just a book about pets and livestock  however. The revelation of Unnatural Selection is that identical traits can occur in all animals  wild and domesticated  and both are governed by the same evolutionary principles. As van Grouw shows  animals are plastic things  constantly changing. In wild animals  the changes are usually too slow to seespecies appear to stay the same. When it comes to domesticated animals  however  change happens fast  making them the perfect model of evolution in action.  Suitable for the lay reader and student  as well as the more seasoned biologist  and featuring more than four hundred breathtaking illustrations of living animals  skeletons  and historical specimens  Unnatural Selection will be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in natural history and the history of evolutionary thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666263302197,"sku":"ByrdShop_0691157065","price":54.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780691157061.jpg?v=1782425671","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/unnatural-selection-9780691157061","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}