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Kettlewell, B. - The Evolution of Melanism: The Study of a Recurring Necessity. With special reference to Industrial Melanism in the Lepidoptera

Title: The Evolution of Melanism: The Study of a Recurring Necessity. With special reference to Industrial Melanism in the Lepidoptera
Description: Clarendon Press 1973 xxiv, 423, col frontis, col + b/w plates, text figs. . HB. Vg in d/w (spine slightly faded). Light foxing to edge of text block.. First edition. Largely concerned with the author's research into the evolution of industrial melanism in the peppered moth, Biston betularia, one of the best known cases of adaptive evolution in action.. [9780198573708]

Keywords: Evolution; Lepidoptera; Melanism

Price: GBP 50.00 = appr. US$ 71.40 Seller: Pemberley Natural History Books
- Book number: S55903

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