The most up-to-date introduction to the subject available, includes Homo floresiensis (nick-named 'the Hobbit')
Explains where modern humans fit in the Tree of Life
Connects the fossi ... 続きを読む
Traces the history of paleoanthropology from its beginnings in the eighteenth century to the very latest fossil finds
Explores how Ancient DNA studies have revolutionized how we view the recent ( ... 続きを読む
Addresses the harms posed by gene editing technology--not only physical, but social
Explores the values of acceptance and being open to surprise
Speaks across technologies used in reproductive ... 続きを読む
In the hard sciences, which can often feel out of grasp for many lay readers, there are "great thinkers" who go far beyond the equations, formulas, and research. Minds such as Stephen Hawking philosop ... 続きを読む
Phylogenies (evolutionary trees) are basic to thinking about and analyzing differences between species. Statistical, computational, and algorithmic work on them has been ongoing for four decades, with ... 続きを読む
This text represents a synthetic approach to the understanding of the evolution of life history variation using the three types of environment (constant, stochastic, predictable) as the focus under wh ... 続きを読む
Reveals how plants first gained a toehold on land, and then spread and diversified into the forests, grasslands, and abundance of flowering plants we see today
Draws on the latest exciting scient ... 続きを読む
This novel text provides a concise synthesis of how the interactions between mitochondrial and nuclear genes have played a major role in shaping the ecology and evolution of eukaryotes. The foundatio ... 続きを読む
This novel text provides a concise synthesis of how the interactions between mitochondrial and nuclear genes have played a major role in shaping the ecology and evolution of eukaryotes. The foundatio ... 続きを読む
Focuses on the analysis of DNA sequence data collected from natural populations, reviewing the logic and assumptions behind commonly used methods
Covers methods for studying recombination, popula ... 続きを読む
