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Evolution, Second Edition

Douglas J. Futuyma

April 2009
633 pages, 582 illustrations
casebound

About This Title

Evolution, Second Edition is a comprehensive treatment of contemporary evolutionary biology that is directed toward an undergraduate audience. It addresses major themes—including the history of evolution, evolutionary processes, adaptation, and evolution as an explanatory framework—at levels of biological organization ranging from genomes to ecological communities. Throughout, the text emphasizes the interplay between theory and empirical tests of hypotheses, thus acquainting students with the process of science. Teachers and students will find the list of important concepts and terms in each chapter a helpful guide, and will appreciate the dynamic figures and lively photographs. The content of all chapters has been updated. Contributors Scott V. Edwards and John R. True have once again provided authoritative chapters on, respectively, “Evolution of Genes and Genomes” and “Evolution and Development,” two of the most rapidly developing subjects in evolutionary biology. A final chapter on “Evolutionary Science and Creationism” treats such topics as the nature of science and the practical applications of evolutionary biology.

NEW IN THIS EDITION

 

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About the Author

Douglas J. Futuyma is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. After earning his B.S. from Cornell University, he undertook graduate studies at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, there completing both his M.S. and Ph.D. (with Lawrence B. Slobodkin) in Zoology. In addition to Evolutionary Biology, now in its third edition, Dr. Futuyma has authored or edited several other books. These include: Coevolution (Sinauer Associates, 1983, edited with M. Slatkin); Science on Trial: The Case for Evolution (Pantheon, 1982; Sinauer Associates, 1995); and Oxford Surveys in Evolutionary Biology, Volumes 7-9 (Oxford University Press, 1990, 1992, 1993, edited with J. Antonovics). Dr. Futuyma received the 1997 Sewall Wright Award of the American Society of Naturalists. He has served as President of the Society for the Study of Evolution (1987), the American Society of Naturalists (1994), and the American Institute of Biological Sciences (2007), and was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1996 and the National Academy of Sciences in 2006. Dr. Futuyma has served as Editor of Evolution and is currently Editor of the Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. His major research interests include evolution of host specificity in herbivorous insects and of interactions among insects and plants, speciation, and evolution of community structure.

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NEW! eBook

New for the Second Edition, Evolution will be available as an eBook via CourseSmart (www.coursesmart.com/9780878932238), at a substantial discount off the price of the printed textbook. The eBook reproduces the look of the printed book exactly, and is available either online or as a download. Features include convenient tools for searching the text, highlighting passages of text, and adding notes. For more information please contact:

Susan McGlew
mcglew@sinauer.com

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Reviews and Commentary

“Doug Futuyma [makes] me want to be an undergraduate again, so that I can dedicate more hours to poring over the pages of his wonderful text. … it is really a one-stop-shop for up-to-date assessments of what we do and do not know about evolution. … There is hardly a page of this book lacking in skillfully chosen and crafted imagery. … there is a carefully selected beauty here of a kind that could serve to inspire and inform students at so many levels, including those of us who are students for life.”
—Rich Mooi, Integrative and Comparative Biology

“Because it strikes the right balance between breadth and detail, and is conscientiously written with the student in mind, Futuyma's Evolution will resonate in the classroom.”
—Joel Cracraft, American Museum of Natural History

“Beginning with its striking cover, the new second edition of Futuyma's Evolution offers a very significant update from the first edition. The rapid coalescence of subfields in evolutionary biology is well reflected in this new edition, and makes it an ever more valuable tool in teaching the evolutionary synthesis.”
—Olle Pellmyr, University of Idaho

“The new edition of Futuyma's Evolution is not only still the best text in its class; it has been significantly improved with new examples and diagrams that clarify important concepts.”
—Mark V. H. Wilson, University of Alberta

“At Berkeley we have used Doug Futuyma's evolution texts for decades. We find them the most comprehensive, accurate, and well-presented books on the market. His coverage of topics such as the history of the field and macroevolution is not matched in other texts; the level of integration of different evolutionary fields is superior; and his own experience in raising scientific literacy and the public understanding of evolution really comes through.”
—Kevin Padian, University of California, Berkeley

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Media and Supplements

If you have adopted Evolution, Second Edition for course use (within the U.S. or Canada) and are interested in the instructor’s supplements that accompany the text, please contact Susan McGlew, mcglew@sinauer.com. Outside the U.S. and Canada? Check our ordering page for your local distributor.

For the Instructor (Available to qualified adopters)

Instructor’s Resource Library
(ISBN 978-0-87893-360-0)

The Evolution, Second Edition Instructor’s Resource Library includes a variety of resources to help in developing your course and delivering your lectures. The Library includes:

 

NEW! Online Quizzing

Available via the Companion Website, instructors have access to a set of online quizzes that can be used either as assigned homework or as self-study tools. Instructors choose how they want the quizzes to be used by their students, and can quickly see student results in the quiz administration site.

For Students

NEW! Companion Website
www.sinauer.com/evolution

New for the Second Edition, the Evolution Companion Website features review and study tools to help students master the material presented in the textbook. Access to the site is free of charge, and requires no passcode. (Instructor registration is required for student quiz access.) The site includes:

 

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Contents

1. Evolutionary Biology

 

2. The Tree of Life: Classification and Phylogeny

 

3. Patterns of Evolution

 

4. Evolution in the Fossil Record

 

5. A History of Life on Earth

 

6. The Geography of Evolution

 

7. The Evolution of Biodiversity

 

8. The Origin of Genetic Variation

 

9. Variation

 

10. Genetic Drift: Evolution at Random

 

11. Natural Selection and Adaptation

 

12. The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection

 

13. Phenotypic Evolution

 

14. The Evolution of Life Histories

 

15. Sex and Reproductive Success

 

16. Conflict and Cooperation

 

17. Species

 

18. Speciation

 

19. Coevolution: Evolving Interactions among Species

 

20. Evolution of Genes and Genomes

 

21. Evolution and Development

 

22. Macroevolution: Evolution above the Species Level

 

23. Evolutionary Science and Creationism

 

Glossary

Literature Cited

Index

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Evolution 2E Loose Leaf
 978-0-87893-392-1 $65.95 Purchase Request Exam Copy
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