Evolution

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

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

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

This book examines central topics in philosophy of biology and challenges much of the current thinking.

A cast of leading animal biologists reflect on the enduring significance of Nobel laureate Niko Tinbergen''s groundbreaking proposals for behavioural biology.

A thorough overview of the biology and evolution of a fascinating group of organisms.

The second volume of a reference on mammalian diversity in North America for paleontologists and zoologists.

A study of the fate of plants during the ''great extinction'' 65 million years ago.

Definitive, broad-ranging reference work on Old World monkeys (Cercopithecoids).

Explore Darwin''s world in a unique, first hand account through his letters, many of which have never been published before.

Elliott Sober explores how the concept of evidence applies to creationism, natural selection and common ancestry.

A synthesis of current understandings of evolutionary processes, and of the biology and epidemiology of disease.

An integrated reference book on variations in reproductive behaviour, for graduate students and researchers.

A highly innovative study analysing Homeric conflict from the perspective of modern evolutionary biology.

A beautifully illustrated 2007 volume describing the unique fossils of the Crato Formation of Brazil.

This is an integrated overview of a diverse range of approaches to studying ''evo-devo'', for researchers and graduate students.

An interdisciplinary book for scientists interested in the origin and existence of life in our universe, first published in 2007.

An interdisciplinary overview of astrobiology for students and researchers in astrophysics, planetary science, geosciences, biochemistry, and biology.

This book provides a major assessment of the effectiveness of the concept of gender.

A friendly 2007 guide to mathematical modelling for evolutionary and behavioural ecologists.

A theoretically innovative work charting the prehistory of innovations essential for every student and scholar of prehistory.

A unique, multi-thematic case study of the entire monkey community of the Taï forest.

First published in 2006, this book demonstrates the power of the adaptive landscape concept in understanding evolution.

Topical review of the role of extinction in evolution for students and researchers.

This book, first published in 2004, provides a comprehensive balanced overview of the debate concerning biological origins.

A simple clear introduction to invertebrate biology, with an emphasis on evolution in each group.

This book examines how evolutionism can justify the existence of ethical normativity.

A new textbook that advocates a more ecological and process oriented approach to plant sciences.

Uses phylogenetic analyses to understand evolutionary pathways; packed with fascinating examples from across the animal kingdom.

This book examines the early modern science of generation, analyzing its influences on contemporary philosophical questions.

The first book on Evolutionary Developmental Biology that is for undergraduate and general readership.

Comprehensive summary of cooperative breeding in birds, and its implications for questions in evolutionary biology.

This 2004 book traces the history of evolutionary thought, and challenges many long-established assumptions.

Presents an introduction to the area of evolutionary conservation biology.

An encyclopaedia of ichthyology, ecology, and evolution, based upon everything that Darwin ever wrote about fish.

Explores how form is described in primate biology, and the effects of form on function and behavior.

Reviews the reasons for and the nature of great ape intelligence and its implications for human intelligence.

Sexual Selection in Primates is a comprehensive summary of primate sexual interactions.

This 2004 book focuses on three issues of debate in Darwin''s theory of evolution using a historical and philosophical perspective.

This book explores the nature of development against current trends in biological theory and practice.

Presents evidence to contradict the assumption of the ''balance of nature''.

This book contains studies of social behaviour ranging from single-celled organisms to humans, and shows recent progress in these fields.

This book explores how seasonal variation in resource abundance might have driven primate and human evolution.

A fascinating look at the key steps or bottlenecks that constrain the path to the origin and evolution of life.

Beautifully illustrated complete evolutionary history of insects: their living diversity, relationships and 400 million years of fossils.

Reference work of 13,000 descriptions of terms covering all aspects of human biology and evolution.

This book is an introduction to the use of information theory and coding theory in molecular biology.

First published in 2005, this book investigates many topics in natural selection within the context of Darwinian dynamics and evolutionary game theory.

Ron Amundson examines 200 years of scientific views on the evolution-development relationship from the perspective of evolutionary developmental biology.

This 2005 book presents a panoramic view of the challenges, ethical issues and rewards surrounding biomedical advances in human biology.