1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
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Part I: Foundations of evolutionary biology. An overview of evolutionary biology -- Early evolutionary ideas and Darwin's insight -- Natural selection -- Phylogeny and evolutionary history -- Inferring phylogeny Part II: Evolutionary genetics. Transmission genetics and the sources of genetic variation -- The genetics of populations -- Evolution in finite populations -- Evolution at multiple loci -- Genome evolution Part III: The history of life. The origin and evolution of early life -- Major transitions -- Evolution and development -- Species and specication -- Extinction and evolutionary trends Part IV: Evolutionary interactions. The evolution of sex -- Sexual selection -- The evolution of sociality -- Coevolution -- Evolution and medicine.
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Written by active researchers to present a contemporary view of the field.