Evolution

Natural resources and associated biological diversity provide the basis of livelihood for humans, particularly in rural areas and mountain regions ...

Over the last two decades alone, new technology and space missions have profoundly changed our understanding of prospective extraterrestrial life i...

This book begins with the creation of the elements used in life and how these elements, as atoms, bound together into organic compounds and polymer...

This book focuses on a critical reexamination of two prominent categories used in modern historiography of biology the eclipse of Darwinism and th...

This book deals with the missing link in the domain of functional genomics viz. genomic architecture. It begins with a deconstruction of the Darwin...

Sex shapes who we are as individuals and as a species. Where in the mists of time did something so importantand eye-catchingoriginate, and what doe...

Charles Robert Darwin (18091882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western tho...

Charles Robert Darwin (18091882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western tho...

Charles Robert Darwin (18091882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western tho...

Charles Robert Darwin (18091882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western tho...

Charles Robert Darwin (18091882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western tho...

A new edition of Peter and Rosemary Grants classic account of their groundbreaking forty-year study of Darwins finches40 Years of Evolution is a la...

The invasion of ecosystems by alien species is a key driver of global environmental change and many invasive plant species attain sufficiently high...

This book contains information on geographic location and park size, climate, topography, history of each park, and biodiversity and ecosystems. It...

An insightful and breathtaking exploration of humanitys evolutionary baggage that explains some of our species greatest successes and failures. Yuv...

Bees are flying insects of the order Hymenoptera closely related to wasps and ants. The ancestors of bees are assumed to be predatory wasps, which ...

This book presents a groundbreaking hypothesis to answer one of the greatest scientific mysteries: How did life begin? Like a detective piecing tog...

Phylogenomics: A Primer, Second Edition is for advanced undergraduate and graduate biology students studying molecular biology, comparative biology...

A major biography of the brilliant naturalist, traveler, humanitarian, and codiscoverer of natural selectionAlfred Russel Wallace (18231913) was pe...

The book discusses ideas concerning the order and balance of nature (or economy of nature) from the late 17th century to the early 20th century. Th...

Cognitive Evolution provides an in-depth exploration of the natural history of cognition, from the beginning of life on Earth to present-day humans...

Darwinism, Democracy, and Race examines the development and defence of an argument that arose at the boundary between anthropology and evolutionary...

Originally published in 1991, Origins and Species seeks to understand the historical origins of Darwinism. The book analyses the explanatory proble...

What separates modern humans from our primate cousinsare we a mere blink in the march of evolution, or does human culture represent the definitive ...

Originally published in 1982, The Masterpiece of Nature examines sex as representative of the most important challenge to the modern theory of evol...

Mudskippers are amphibious fishes native to the Indo-West Pacific and tropical western Africa. Unlike most fishes, mudskippers emerse to forage, fi...

This collection of essays looks at sexuality and reproduction from an evolutionary perspective. Covering experimental discoveries as well as theore...

How and why did humans get to be so clever and thoughtful? The beginning of the Stone Age, marked by the invention of stone tools, has traditionall...

Phylogenomics is a rapidly growing field of study concerned with using genome-wide datausually in the form of DNA sequence locito infer the evoluti...

The textbook is designed to provide a non-intimidating entry to the field of mathematical biology.  It is also useful for those wishing to teach an...

Covering diverse species from garter snakes to Komodo dragons, this book delves into the evolutionary origins and fascinating details of the myster...

While plenty of entertaining books have been written about the history of alcohol and other intoxicants, none have offered a comprehensive, convinc...

This book covers the many ways humans benefit from interactions with other living species. By studying animals of all kinds and sizes, from microbi...