Why read Relentless Evolution?

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At a glance, most species seem adapted to the environment in which they live. Yet species relentlessly evolve, and populations within species evolve in different ways. Evolution, as it turns out, is much more dynamic than biologists realized just a few decades ago. In "Relentless Evolution", John N. Thompson explores…

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1 author picked Relentless Evolution as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Laurence Pringle

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Like many people, I used to think that evolution is always a very slow process, producing changes over spans of many thousands of years.

Thompson clearly presents evidence that significant changes can happen quickly, in a few years. Global warming is causing rapid change in environments, including severe droughts that speed evolutionary changes in birds and insects.

You don't need stone fossils as evidence of evolution. You and I can see evolution happening right now, as animal populations respond to dramatic changes in their usual habitats.

From Laurence's list on that explain the fascinating process of evolution.