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One of the greatest mysteries in reconstructing the history of life on Earth has been the apparent absence of fossils dating back more than 550... Læs mere
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In the resurgence of interest in the biological basis of animal behavior and social organization, the ideas and questions pursued by Charles Darwin... Læs mere
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The concept of fitness has long been a topic of intense debate among evolutionary biologists and their critics, with its... Læs mere
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How our ability to learn from each other has been the essential ingredient to our remarkable success as a speciesHuman beings have evolved... Læs mere
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Why do humans, uniquely among animals, cooperate in large numbers to advance projects for the common good? Contrary to the conventional wisdom in... Læs mere
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How culture transformed human evolution Humans possess an extraordinary capacity for cultural production, from the arts and language to... Læs mere
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Offers an evolutionary history of Darwin's finches since their origin almost 3 million years ago. By continuously tracking finch populations... Læs mere
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Investigates adaptive diversification using the mathematical framework of adaptive dynamics. Showing that frequency-dependent interactions are an important driver of biological diversity, this book provides a comprehensive theoretical treatment of adaptive diversification.
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Shows how Adaptive Dynamics (AD) canonical equation can answer questions of interest in biology, engineering, and the social sciences, especially economics. This book looks at important features of evolutionary dynamics as viewed through the lens of AD.
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In a world supposedly governed by ruthless survival of the fittest, why do we see acts of goodness in both animals and humans?... Læs mere
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Introduces undergraduate students to quantitative models and methods in ecology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary... Læs mere
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A critical study of the growing use of evolutionary theory and neuroscience to interpret art. Explores the question of what is gained from using ideas and methods from the biological sciences in the analysis of art.