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This is the most scholarly, logical, well articulated text I read as a Molecular Biology undergrad. Although it was a class for grad students, I was able to sneak in during my last semster. Less than 3/4 of the text was assigned during the semester, but it was so engrossing, I read the whole thing cover to cover after the semester was over. The book is far too lengthy to be covered in a one semester course, as Futuyma notes in the preface. The "body plan" of the text was well thought-out and guides the reader through a logical progression of knowledge through evolutionary theory. The examples and illustrations are plentiful and clear.
Great for biology students, readable for the layman, and oddly enough most difficult for the professors. Futuyma concludes each chapter with 10 'check for understanding' styled questions, of which a student may be assigned one or two on his/her own to do over a week. Many of the questions can take hours to formulate a complete answer. However there is no teacher's edition with the answers, so the prof has a monumental task in deriving the answers the first year using the text. In all other respects, it is awesome. |
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