Zimmer C., Emlen D.J. Evolution: Making Sense of Life

2nd Edition. — Roberts, NY, USA, 2016. — 1357 p. — ISBN: 1936221551.Science writer Carl Zimmer and evolutionary biologist Douglas Emlen have produced a thoroughly revised new edition of their widely praised evolution textbook. Emlen, an award-winning evolutionary biologist at the University of Montana, has infused Evolution: Making Sense of Life with the technical rigor and conceptual depth that today’s biology majors require. Zimmer, an award-winning New York Times columnist, brings compelling storytelling to the book, bringing evolutionary research to life. Students will learn the fundamental concepts of evolutionary theory, such as natural selection, genetic drift, phylogeny, and coevolution. The book also drives home the relevance of evolution for disciplines ranging from conservation biology to medicine. With riveting stories about evolutionary biologists at work everywhere from the Arctic to tropical rainforests to hospital wards, the book is a reading adventure designed to grab the imagination of students, showing them exactly why it is that evolution makes such brilliant sense of life.The Whale and the Virus: How Scientists Study Evolution
From Natural Philosophy to Darwin: A Brief History of Evolutionary Ideas.
What the Rocks Say: How Geology and Paleontology Reveal the History of Life
The Tree of Life: How Biologists Use Phylogeny to Reconstruct the Deep Past
Raw Material: Heritable Variation among Individuals
The Ways of Change: Drift and Selection
Beyond Alleles: Quantitative Genetics and the Evolution of Phenotypes
Natural Selection: Empirical Studies in the Wild
The History in Our Genes
Adaptation: From Genes to Traits
Sex: Causes and Consequences
After Conception: The Evolution of Life History and Parental Care
The Origin of Species
Macroevolution: The Long Run
Intimate Partnerships: How Species Adapt to Each Other
Brains and Behavior
Human Evolution: A New Kind of Ape
Evolutionary Medicine