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On the Limits of Diversity

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  • A sense of wonder at life and evolution on our planet is not lost on George McGhee, author of Convergent Evolution

  • Convergent evolution results from the finite number of ecological niches on our planet, each of which is exploited by many organisms that share a common origin

  • For each example of convergent evolution, McGhee provides a table of the various phylogenetic lineages that have converged on the same trait

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A book review on Convergent evolution: limited forms most beautiful by George McGhee, The MIT Press, 2011, 312 pages. A sense of wonder at life and evolution on our planet is not lost on George McGhee, author of Convergent Evolution. Convergent evolution results from the finite number of ecological niches on our planet, each of which is exploited by many organisms that share a common origin.

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