

Evolution
A Very Short Introduction
Author: Deborah Charlesworth, Brian Charlesworth
Narrator: TBD
Unabridged: 4 hr 50 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 06/08/2021
Categories: Nonfiction, Science, Life Sciences
Synopsis
Brian and Deborah Charlesworth provide a clear and concise summary of the process of evolution by natural selection, and how natural selection gives rise to adaptations and eventually, over many generations, to new species. They introduce the central concepts of the field of evolutionary biology, as they have developed since Darwin and Wallace on the subject, over 140 years ago, and discuss some of the remaining questions regarding processes. They highlight the wide range of evidence for evolution, and the importance of an evolutionary understanding for instance in combating the rapid evolution of resistance by bacteria to antibiotics and of HIV to antiviral drugs.