Evolution

This book introduces a new field that unites history and biology to create a fuller understanding of the past.

A guide to research on wild primates, providing advice on technical and practical aspects of both field and laboratory methods.

This book introduces a new field that unites history and biology to create a fuller understanding of the past.

Review of brain evolution in primates including humans.

Devoted to exploring questions about the origin and evolution of life in our Universe, this interdisciplinary book has widespread appeal.

Benoît Dubreuil offers a naturalist account of the creation and destruction of hierarchies in human evolution.

Argues for the importance of Darwin for the development of Nietzsche''s philosophy, but emphasizes the antagonistic character of their relationship.

This book explores the notion of organismal agency from the perspective of both philosophy and biology.

This book explores the notion of organismal agency from the perspective of both philosophy and biology.

Sexual Segregation in Vertebrates explores the reasons why this behaviour has evolved and what factors contribute to it.

This book contains both published and previously unpublished research on spider monkeys, for academic researchers and graduate students.

Devoted to exploring questions about the origin and evolution of life in our Universe, this interdisciplinary book has widespread appeal.

Benoît Dubreuil offers a naturalist account of the creation and destruction of hierarchies in human evolution.

Examines the implications of evolutionary theory and evolutionary psychology for some of the most important philosophical questions.

Containing interviews with astronomers, geologists, biologists, and writers, this book will fascinate anyone who has ever wondered ''Are we alone?

Introduces a broad range of scientific and philosophical issues about life through the original historical and contemporary sources.

Showcases current advances in our understanding of the evolution of the mammalian order Carnivora.

This book brings together the most important insights from the vast amount of literature on the origin of language.

Integrates medical and evolutionary data on the role of body fat in human biology, including the current obesity epidemic.

A groundbreaking work explaining our ecological predicament in the context of the first scientific theory of humankind''s development.

A succinct and highly imaginative contribution to one of the great intellectual debates of our times.

Argues for the importance of Darwin for the development of Nietzsche''s philosophy, but emphasizes the antagonistic character of their relationship.

A richly illustrated nature tour of Galapagos-now expanded, thoroughly updated, and with more than 650 color photographsGalapagos is a comprehensive, up-to-date, and profusely illustrated natural history of this spectacular archipelago.

Philosophers, historians, ethicists, and theologians provide the perspectives of their fields on astrobiology for graduate students and researchers.

Analysis of climate change and human evolution, migration and behavioural change and implications for our future.

Evolutionary biology has long sought to explain how new traits and new species arise.

Examines the implications of evolutionary theory and evolutionary psychology for some of the most important philosophical questions.

Containing interviews with astronomers, geologists, biologists, and writers, this book will fascinate anyone who has ever wondered ''Are we alone?

A comprehensive biosocial synthesis of homosexuality in humans, other mammals and birds, reviewing current knowledge and proposing new hypotheses.

Expounds a theory of cultural evolution and shows how it can help us to understand the development of human culture.

Presents a new theory for the emergence of biological complexity and the evolution of human uniqueness.

Richards surveys the history of thinking about species to understand the origin of the problem, and provides an innovative solution.

Analysis of climate change and human evolution, migration and behavioural change and implications for our future.

Annotated with original illustrations, this valuable text brings together all known shorter publications, letters and journals written by Charles Darwin.

An essential primer presenting major topics of study undertaken by evolutionary cognitive neuroscientists.

Raises questions about the future shape of Evolutionary Developmental biology as it matures as a field.

Introduces a broad range of scientific and philosophical issues about life through the original historical and contemporary sources.

Showcases current advances in our understanding of the evolution of the mammalian order Carnivora.

This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and biological anthropology and to biomedical researchers studying sleep medicine.

Encapsulates the behaviour of wild chimps, discussing the differences observed in populations across the species, and levels of social behaviour.

This book introduces students to basic concepts in evolutionary developmental biology, for undergraduate and graduate courses.

Integrates medical and evolutionary data on the role of body fat in human biology, including the current obesity epidemic.

A groundbreaking work explaining our ecological predicament in the context of the first scientific theory of humankind''s development.

A succinct and highly imaginative contribution to one of the great intellectual debates of our times.

This book brings together the most important insights from the vast amount of literature on the origin of language.

This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and biological anthropology and to biomedical researchers studying sleep medicine.

Philosophers, historians, ethicists, and theologians provide the perspectives of their fields on astrobiology for graduate students and researchers.

Discusses the relationship between Chomskyan syntactic theory and the evolution of language.

Encapsulates the behaviour of wild chimps, discussing the differences observed in populations across the species, and levels of social behaviour.

This book introduces students to basic concepts in evolutionary developmental biology, for undergraduate and graduate courses.