evolution

A reference book dealing with early animal life on earth from worms to dinosaurs and with man's evolution.

Visitors, spectators, and residents of Dayton, Tennessee, in 1925 describe, in a series of free-verse poems, the Scopes "monkey trial" and its effects on that small town and its citizens.

"Sixty-five million years ago, when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, there lived a small mammal, a proto-primate of the species Purgatorius. From this humble beginning, the author traces the human lineage forward through time.

Introduces the Neanderthals. Also looks at the beginning of modern humankind and the events that gave rise to migrations to all corners of the globe.

Describes the geological and biological evolution of the earth from its formation to the development of the human.

Traces the development of life forms over millions of years, explaining how one generation passes its hereditary characteristics to the next and how plants and animals adapt to their surroundings.

Presents articles on evolution, covering such subject areas as evolutionary and population genetics; molecular evolution; systematics and taxonomy; behavioral ecology and social evolution; cell and developmental biology; human cultural and biological evolution; and paleontology. This volume covers A-H.

Darwin's notes from his 1831 trip provide an account of the HMS "Beagle" and the first hints of his theory of evolution and natural selection.