For undergraduate courses in Evolution

By presenting evolutionary biology as a dynamic, ongoing research effort and organizing discussions around questions, this best-selling text helps students think like scientists as they learn about evolution. The authors convey the excitement and logic of evolutionary science by introducing principles through recent and classical studies, and by emphasizing real-world applications.

In the Fifth Edition, co-author Jon Herron takes the lead in streamlining and updating content to reflect key changes in the field. The design and art program have also been updated for enhanced clarity.

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION

1. A Case for Evolutionary Thinking: Understanding HIV

2. The Evidence for Evolution

3. Darwinian Natural Selection

4. Reconstructing Evolutionary Trees

II. MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTIONARY CHANGE

5. Mutation and Genetic Variation

6. Mendelian Genetics in Populations I: Selection and Mutation as Mechanisms of Evolution

7. Mendelian Genetics in Populations II: Migration, Genetic Drift, and Nonrandom Mating

8. Evolution at Multiple Loci: Linkage and Sex

9. Evolution at Multiple Loci: Quantitative Genetics

III. ADAPTATION

10. Studying Adaptation: Evolutionary Analysis of Form and Function

11. Sexual Selection

12. Kin Selection and Social Behavior

13. Aging and Other Life History Characters

14. Evolution and Human Health

15. Phylogenomics and the Molecular Basis of Adaptation

IV. THE HISTORY OF LIFE

16. Mechanisms of Speciation

17. The Origins of Life and Precambrian Evolution

18. The Cambrian Explosion and Beyond

19. Development and Evolution

20. Human Evolution