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Evolutionary research comes alive through riveting stories about evolutionary biologists at work everywhere, from the Arctic to tropical rainforests to hospital wards. Evolution teaches you the fundamental concepts of evolutionary theory, such as natural selection, genetic drift, phylogeny, and coevolution while driving home the relevance of evolution for disciplines ranging from conservation biology to medicine.

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Table of Contents

1  The Whale and the Virus: How Scientists Study Evolution 1
2  From Natural Philosophy to Darwin: A Brief History of Evolutionary Ideas 28
3  What the Rocks Say: How Geology and Paleontology Reveal the History of Life 52
4  The Tree of Life: How Biologists Use Phylogeny to Reconstruct the Deep Past
5  Raw Material: Heritable Variation Among Individuals 140
6  The Ways of Change: Drift and Selection 176
7  Beyond Alleles: Quantitative Genetics and the Evolution of Phenotypes 226
8  The History in Our Genes 264
9  From Genes to Traits: The Evolution of Genetic Networks and Development 308
10  Natural Selection: Empirical Studies in the Wild 352
11  Sex: Causes and Consequences 390
12  After Conception: The Evolution of Life History and Parental Care 434
13  The Origin of Species 466
14  Macroevolution: The Long Run 508
15  Intimate Partnerships: How Species Adapt to Each Other 548
16  Brains and Behavior 588
17  Human Evolution: A New Kind of Ape 632
18  Evolutionary Medicine 684

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Carl Zimmer

Carl Zimmer is one of the country’s leading science writers. A columnist for The New York Times and a regular contributor to magazines like Scientific American and National Geographic, he is the author of thirteen books, including Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea and A Planet of Viruses. Zimmer is a lecturer at Yale University, where he teaches science writing. He is a three-time winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Journalism Award and the winner of the National Academies Communication Award. You can learn more at the authors website: www.carlzimmer.com.


Douglas J. Emlen

Douglas J. Emlen is the recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering from the Office of Science and Technology Policy at the White House, multiple research awards from the National Science Foundation, including their five-year CAREER award, and a Young Investigator Prize and the E. O. Wilson Naturalist Award from the American Society of Naturalists. His research has been featured in outlets including the New York Times and National Public Radio’s Fresh Air. He is a professor at the University of Montana.


Helping students make sense of evolution

Evolutionary research comes alive through riveting stories about evolutionary biologists at work everywhere, from the Arctic to tropical rainforests to hospital wards. Evolution teaches you the fundamental concepts of evolutionary theory, such as natural selection, genetic drift, phylogeny, and coevolution while driving home the relevance of evolution for disciplines ranging from conservation biology to medicine.

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Achieve

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Table of Contents

1  The Whale and the Virus: How Scientists Study Evolution 1
2  From Natural Philosophy to Darwin: A Brief History of Evolutionary Ideas 28
3  What the Rocks Say: How Geology and Paleontology Reveal the History of Life 52
4  The Tree of Life: How Biologists Use Phylogeny to Reconstruct the Deep Past
5  Raw Material: Heritable Variation Among Individuals 140
6  The Ways of Change: Drift and Selection 176
7  Beyond Alleles: Quantitative Genetics and the Evolution of Phenotypes 226
8  The History in Our Genes 264
9  From Genes to Traits: The Evolution of Genetic Networks and Development 308
10  Natural Selection: Empirical Studies in the Wild 352
11  Sex: Causes and Consequences 390
12  After Conception: The Evolution of Life History and Parental Care 434
13  The Origin of Species 466
14  Macroevolution: The Long Run 508
15  Intimate Partnerships: How Species Adapt to Each Other 548
16  Brains and Behavior 588
17  Human Evolution: A New Kind of Ape 632
18  Evolutionary Medicine 684
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Carl Zimmer

Carl Zimmer is one of the country’s leading science writers. A columnist for The New York Times and a regular contributor to magazines like Scientific American and National Geographic, he is the author of thirteen books, including Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea and A Planet of Viruses. Zimmer is a lecturer at Yale University, where he teaches science writing. He is a three-time winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Journalism Award and the winner of the National Academies Communication Award. You can learn more at the authors website: www.carlzimmer.com.


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Douglas J. Emlen

Douglas J. Emlen is the recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering from the Office of Science and Technology Policy at the White House, multiple research awards from the National Science Foundation, including their five-year CAREER award, and a Young Investigator Prize and the E. O. Wilson Naturalist Award from the American Society of Naturalists. His research has been featured in outlets including the New York Times and National Public Radio’s Fresh Air. He is a professor at the University of Montana.


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