Evolution

*Chapters marked by an asterisk have been entirely rewritten.

Preface

UNIT I. AN IDEA THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
Chapter 1. Evolutionary Biology
Chapter 2. The Tree of Life
Chapter 3. Natural Selection and Adaptation

UNIT II. HOW EVOLUTION WORKS
Chapter 4. Mutation and Variation*
Chapter 5. The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection*
Chapter 6. Phenotypic Evolution*
Chapter 7. Genetic Drift: Evolution at Random*
NEW Chapter 8. Evolution in Space
Chapter 9. Species and Speciation*

UNIT III. PRODUCTS OF EVOLUTION: WHAT NATURAL SELECTION HAS WROUGHT
Chapter 10. All About Sex*
Chapter 11. How to Be Fit
Chapter 12. Cooperation and Conflict*
Chapter 13. Interactions among Species
Chapter 14. The Evolution of Genes and Genomes*
Chapter 15. Evolution and Development

UNIT IV. MACROEVOLUTION AND THE HISTORY OF LIFE
Chapter 16. Phylogeny: The Unity and Diversity of Life
Chapter 17. The History of Life
Chapter 18. The Geography of Evolution
Chapter 19. The Evolution of Biological Diversity
Chapter 20. Macroevolution: Evolution above the Species Level

UNIT V. EVOLUTION AND Homo sapiens
NEW Chapter 21. The Evolutionary Story of Homo sapiens
Chapter 22. Evolution and Society

NEW Appendix: A Statistics Primer
Glossary
Literature Cited
Illustration and Photo Credits
Index