The ‘Third Edition’ of the book once described as "simply the best advanced textbook currently available" has increased its scope while emphasizing the new intellectual and molecular perspectives that have transformed evolutionary studies in the last decade. True to its theme, that evolution both draws on and illuminates all the biological sciences, ‘Evolutionary Biology, 3/e’ is the most comprehensive textbook in its field.
Content:
(in brief)
I Background to the Study of Evolution
Evolutionary Biology
A Short History of Evolutionary Biology
Genetics and Development
Ecology
II Patterns and History
Classification and Phylogeny
The Fossil Record
A History of Life on Earth
The Geography of Evolution
III Evolutionary Processes in Populations and Species
Origin of Genetic Variation
Population Structure and Genetic Drift
Natural Selection and Adaptation
Multiple Genes and Quantitative Traits
Species
Speciation
IV Character Evolution
Form and Function
Evolution of Interactions among Species
Evolutions of Life Histories
Evolution of Behavior
Evolution of Genetic Systems
Molecular Evolution
V Macroevolution: Evolution above the Species Level
Development and Evolution
Pattern and Process in Macroevolution
The Evolution of Biological Diversity
Human Evolution and Variation
Evolutionary Biology in the Future
Contending with Creationism
Content:
(in brief)
I Background to the Study of Evolution
Evolutionary Biology
A Short History of Evolutionary Biology
Genetics and Development
Ecology
II Patterns and History
Classification and Phylogeny
The Fossil Record
A History of Life on Earth
The Geography of Evolution
III Evolutionary Processes in Populations and Species
Origin of Genetic Variation
Population Structure and Genetic Drift
Natural Selection and Adaptation
Multiple Genes and Quantitative Traits
Species
Speciation
IV Character Evolution
Form and Function
Evolution of Interactions among Species
Evolutions of Life Histories
Evolution of Behavior
Evolution of Genetic Systems
Molecular Evolution
V Macroevolution: Evolution above the Species Level
Development and Evolution
Pattern and Process in Macroevolution
The Evolution of Biological Diversity
Human Evolution and Variation
Evolutionary Biology in the Future
Contending with Creationism