{"product_id":"in-search-of-the-causes-of-evolution-9780691146959","title":"In Search of the Causes of Evolution","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvolutionary biology has witnessed breathtaking advances over the years. This book describes the advances and explains why a cross-disciplinary and integrated approach to research questions is so essential. It discusses the origins of biological diversity, and mechanisms of evolutionary change at the molecular and developmental levels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Just under 20 pages each, these chapters are accessible, up-to-date, and authoritative summaries of the current status of the search for mechanisms of evolution. Sixteen color plates provide a visual perspective on the topics covered, all of which deal with multicellular organisms, plants, and animals, although the universal tree of life is discussed in several chapters.\"--Choice \"In Search of the Causes of Evolution will inspire biologists in the field, at the laboratory bench, and in the classroom. Many of the individual chapters are gems of evolutionary thought. High points include an exploration of classical ideas from novel perspectives, touching on the authors' work, but they often delve into the historical, the whimsical, or just thoughtful speculation.\"--Ryan Calsbeek, BioScience \"This is an important contributory book, which synthesizes the classical concepts of organic evolution with recent findings and developments in the field of Evolutionary Biology.\"--K. K. Verma, Bionotes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Contributors ix  Preface xi      Introduction to Section I: The Origins of Biological Diversity 1  Chapter One: The Big Picture: A Tripartite View of Life and Environments through Time by Andrew H. Knoll and David T. Johnston 5  Chapter Two: Macroevolutionary Trends in Time and Space by David Jablonski 25  Chapter Three: Dinosaurs Live! 4 by Philip J. Currie 4  Chapter Four: Phylogeography and Phylogenetics in the Nuclear Age by Christopher N. Balakrishnan, June Y. Lee, and Scott V. Edwards 65      Introduction to Section II: Mechanisms, Molecules, and Evo-Devo 89  Chapter Five: The Flexibility of Butterfly Wing Color Patterns and Evolution in Morphospace by Paul M. Brakefield and Mathieu Joron 93  Chapter Six: Genetics, Geology, and Miracles by David Kingsley 115  Chapter Seven: Evolutionary Genetics of Pigmentation Loss in the Blind Mexican Cavefish by Joshua B. Gross and Clifford J. Tabin 131  Chapter Eight: A Developmental View of Exaggerated Growth and Conditional Expression in the Weapons of Sexual Selection by Douglas J. Emlen 149      Introduction to Section III: Morphology and Behavior 173  Chapter Nine: How Does Morphology Affect Performance in Variable Environments? By Mimi A. R. Koehl 177  Chapter Ten: In Search of the Elusive Behavior Gene by Hopi E. Hoekstra 192  Chapter Eleven: There Must Be Finches--Charles Darwin, Prickly Pears, and Pollination Biology by May R. Berenbaum 211  Chapter Twelve: The Adaptive Radiation of Coevolving Prodoxid Moths and Their Host Plants: Greya Moths and Yucca Moths by John N. Thompson 228      Introduction to Section IV: Ecological Diversity 247  Chapter Thirteen: Ecological and Geographical Influences on the Allopatric Phase of Island Speciation by Trevor Price, Albert B. Phillimore, Myra Awodey, and Richard Hudson 251  Chapter Fourteen: Geographical Mode and Evolutionary Mechanism of Ecological  Speciation in Cichlid Fish by Ole Seehausen and Isabel Santos Magalhaes 282  Chapter Fifteen: A Tale of Two Radiations: Similarities and Differences in the Evolutionary Diversification of Darwin's Finches and Greater Antillean Anolis Lizards by Jonathan B. Losos 309  Chapter Sixteen: Clarifying the Mechanisms of Evolution in Sticklebacks Using Field Studies of Natural Selection on Genes by Rowan D. H. Barrett and Dolph Schluter 332  Chapter Seventeen: The Book and the Future: Perspective and Prospective by Peter R. Grant and B. Rosemary Grant 347  Chapter Eighteen: A Festival for Rosemary and Peter Grant by David B. Wake 360      Index 367","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403777384791,"sku":"9780691146959","price":55.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691146959.jpg?v=1730484513","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/in-search-of-the-causes-of-evolution-9780691146959","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}