Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- Section I Introduction -- I.1 What Is Evolution? -- I.2 The History of Evolutionary Thought -- I.3 The Evidence for Evolution -- I.4 From DNA to Phenotypes -- Section II Phylogenetics and the History of Life -- II.1 Interpretation of Phylogenetic Trees -- II.2 Phylogenetic Inference -- II.3 Molecular Clock Dating -- II.4 Historical Biogeography -- II.5 Phylogeography -- II.6 Concepts in Character Macroevolution: Adaptation, Homology, and Evolvability -- II.7 Using Phylogenies to Study Phenotypic Evolution: Comparative Methods and Tests of Adaptation -- II.8 Taxonomy in a Phylogenetic Framework -- II.9 The Fossil Record -- II.10 The Origin of Life -- II.11 Evolution in the Prokaryotic Grade -- II.12 Origin and Diversification of Eukaryotes -- II.13 Major Events in the Evolution of Land Plants -- II.14 Major Events in the Evolution of Fungi -- II.15 Origin and Early Evolution of Animals -- II.16 Major Events in the Evolution of Arthropods -- II.17 Major Features of Tetrapod Evolution -- II.18 Human Evolution -- Section III Natural Selection and Adaptation -- III.1 Natural Selection, Adaptation, and Fitness: Overview -- III.2 Units and Levels of Selection -- III.3 Theory of Selection in Populations -- III.4 Kin Selection and Inclusive Fitness -- III.5 Phenotypic Selection on Quantitative Traits -- III.6 Responses to Selection: Experimental Populations -- III.7 Responses to Selection: Natural Populations -- III.8 Evolutionary Limits and Constraints -- III.9 Evolution of Modifier Genes and Biological Systems -- III.10 Evolution of Reaction Norms -- III.11 Evolution of Life Histories -- III.12 Evolution of Form and Function -- III.13 Biochemical and Physiological Adaptations -- III.14 Evolution of the Ecological Niche -- III.15 Adaptation to the Biotic Environment.

Section IV Evolutionary Processes -- IV.1 Genetic Drift -- IV.2 Mutation -- IV.3 Geographic Variation, Population Structure, and Migration -- IV.4 Recombination and Sex -- IV.5 Genetic Load -- IV.6 Inbreeding -- IV.7 Selfish Genetic Elements and Genetic Conflict -- IV.8 Evolution of Mating Systems: Outcrossing versus Selfing -- Section V Genes, Genomes, Phenotypes -- V.1 Molecular Evolution -- V.2 Genome Evolution -- V.3 Comparative Genomics -- V.4 Evolution of Sex Chromosomes -- V.5 Gene Duplication -- V.6 Evolution of New Genes -- V.7 Evolution of Gene Expression -- V.8 Epigenetics -- V.9 Evolution of Molecular Networks -- V.10 Evolution and Development: Organisms -- V.11 Evolution and Development: Molecules -- V.12 Genetics of Phenotypic Evolution -- V.13 Dissection of Complex Trait Evolution -- V.14 Searching for Adaptation in the Genome -- V.15 Ancient DNA -- Section VI Speciation and Macroevolution -- VI.1 Species and Speciation -- VI.2 Speciation Patterns -- VI.3 Geography, Range Evolution, and Speciation -- VI.4 Speciation and Natural Selection -- VI.5 Speciation and Sexual Selection -- VI.6 Gene Flow, Hybridization, and Speciation -- VI.7 Coevolution and Speciation -- VI.8 Genetics of Speciation -- VI.9 Speciation and Genome Evolution -- VI.10 Adaptive Radiation -- VI.11 Macroevolutionary Rates -- VI.12 Macroevolutionary Trends -- VI.13 Causes and Consequences of Extinction -- V1.14 Species Selection -- VI.15 Key Evolutionary Innovations -- VI.16 Evolution of Communities -- Section VII Evolution of Behavior, Society, and Humans -- VII.1 Genes, Brains, and Behavior -- VII.2 Evolution of Hormones and Behavior -- VII.3 Game Theory and Behavior -- VII.4 Sexual Selection and Its Impact on Mating Systems -- VII.5 Sexual Selection: Male-Male Competition -- VII.6 Sexual Selection: Mate Choice -- VII.7 Evolution of Communication.

VII.8 Evolution of Parental Care -- VII.9 Cooperation and Conflict: Microbes to Humans -- VII.10 Cooperative Breeding -- VII.11 Human Behavioral Ecology -- VII.12 Evolutionary Psychology -- VII.13 Evolution of Eusociality -- VII.14 Cognition: Phylogeny, Adaptation, and By-Products -- VII.15 Evolution of Apparently Nonadaptive Behavior -- VII.16 Aging and Menopause -- Section VIII Evolution and Modern Society -- VIII.1 Evolutionary Medicine -- VIII.2 Evolution of Parasite Virulence -- VIII.3 Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance -- VIII.4 Evolution and Microbial Forensics -- VIII.5 Domestication and the Evolution of Agriculture -- VIII.6 Evolution and Conservation -- VIII.7 Directed Evolution -- VIII.8 Evolution and Computing -- VIII.9 Linguistics and the Evolution of Human Language -- VIII.10 Cultural Evolution -- VIII.11 Evolution and Notions of Human Race -- VIII.12 The Future of Human Evolution -- VIII.13 Evolution and Religion -- VIII.14 Creationism and Intelligent Design -- VIII.15 Evolution and the Media -- Index.