natural selection

"Takes an in-depth look at why some organisms survive and thrive while others slowly die out"--Provided by publisher.

A picture book that explains the evolution of life on planet Earth.

Delves into the mating habits within the animal kingdom, and the varied tactics animals use to attract a mate, reproduce, and in some instances, ward off advances.

A new scholarly edition of the most famous scientific text in the world, with detailed information about its publishing history.

Wagner draws on over fifteen years of research to present the missing piece in Darwin's theory. Using experimental and computational technologies that were heretofore unimagined, he has found that adaptations are not just driven by chance, but by a set of laws that allow nature to discover new molecules and mechanisms in a fraction of the time that random variation would take.

Explores how complex, advanced creatures arose from simple, primitive ones and examines prevalent theories from evolutionary developmental biology related to the advancement of the animal kingdom.

Describes Darwin's eight years studying barnacles from around the world, and discusses this endeavor's influence upon "On the Origin of Species.".