Life's Ratchet, The Annotated and Illustrated Double Helix, The Fractalist and Hallucinations
Life's Ratchet, The Annotated and Illustrated Double Helix, The Fractalist and Hallucinations
The rise of copulation as a vertebrate reproductive strategy may have driven crucial evolutionary change and explosive species radiation.
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In the introduction to his latest book, renowned naturalist George Schaller describes the evolving role of the field biologist through the lens of his experiences with Himalayan wildlife.
The role of field biologists is changing as conservation biology evolves and ecological challenges mount.
In Chapter 2, "Consequences and Evolution: The Cause That Works Backwards," author Susan M. Schneider places evolutionary theory in terms of the science of consequences.
Spillover, Answers for Aristotle, Who’s in Charge? and Science Set Free
| November 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the November 2012 issue of The Scientist.
Studying the consequences of behavior has shed light on a wide range of life-science phenomena, pathological as well as everyday.
In Chapter 3, "Out of the Tropics," author Nina G. Jablonski, explores the genes behind skin pigmentation and makes the distinction between color and race.