Evolution since Darwin

The editors are members of the Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University. Among them, they have more than 150 years of experience in evolutionary biology. Bell studies the evolution of stickleback fish, ranging from molecules to fossils, and he co-edited The Evolutionary Biology of the Threespine Stickleback. Futuyma is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and author of the textbooks Evolutionary Biology and Evolution. He studies coevolution of insects and plants. Eanes studies the molecular and population genetics of Drosophila and is interested in the interface of metabolism and life history adaptation. Levinton has a long interest in macroevolution, and wrote Genetics, Paleontology, and Macroevolution. He also studies the ecology and evolution of marine and aquatic invertebrates and has authored the textbook Marine Biology: Function, Biodiversity, Ecology and co-edited The Hudson River Estuary.

Evolution since Darwin presents an excellent survey and synthesis of where evolutionary biology stands in the early 21st century. It will provide students and researchers with much to think about, as we look toward the bicentennial of Origin of Species in 2059. As such, we particularly recommend this book to beginning graduate students who would like a comprehensive overview of modern evolutionary science.

• PART I: EVOLUTION SINCE DARWIN.- Evolutionary Biology: 150 Years of Progress; D.J.Futuyma.- Rethinking Darwin's Position in the History of Science; P.J.Bowler.- Commentary 1: Where Are We? Historical Reflections on Evolutionary Biology in the Twentieth Century; V.B.Smocovitis.- PART II: POPULATION, GENES, AND GENOMES.- The Concepts of 'Population' and 'Metapopulation' in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology; R.L.Millstein.- Evolutionary Genetics: Progresses and Challenges; J.G.Zhang.- Natural Selection and Coalescent Theory; J.Wakeley.- On the Power of Comparative Genomics: Does Conservation Imply Function?; B.Kolaczkowski & A.D.Kern.- Commentary 2: The Potential for Microorganisms and Experimental Studies in Evolutionary Biology; D.E.Dykhuizen.- PART III: THE EVOLUTION OF FORM.- Limits on Rates of Adaptation: Why Is Darwin's Machine So Slow?; M.Kirkpatrick.- Evolvability: The Missing Piece of the Neo-Darwinian Synthesis; G.P.Wagner.- Embryos and Evolution: 150 Years of Reciprocal Illumination; G.A.Wray.- PART IV: ADAPTATION AND SPECIATION .- Tradeoffs and Negative Correlations in Evolutionary Ecology; A.Agrawal, J.K.Conner & S.Rasmann.- Elucidating Evolutionary Mechanisms in Plant–Insect Interactions: Key Residues as Key Innovations; M.Berenbaum & M.A.Schuler.- Behavioral Ecology: The Natural History of Evolutionary Theory; H.Kokko & M.D.Jennions.- Understanding the Origin of Species: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going?; R.G.Harrison.- Commentary 3: The Role of Ecology in Evolutionary Biology; M.A.McPeek.- PART V: DIVERSITY AND THE TREE OF LIFE.- The Origin and Early Evolution of Life: Did It All Start in Darwin's Warm Little Pond?; A.Lazcano.- Commentary 4: The Genomic Imprint of Endosymbiosis; C.E.Lane.- Adaptive Radiation: The Interaction of Ecological Opportunity, Adaptation, and Speciation; J.B.Losos & D.L.Mahler.- Phylogenetic Progress and Applications of the Tree of Life; D.M.Hillis.- Paleontological Perspectives on Morphological Change; P.J.Wagner.- The Geological History of Biodiversity; M.Foote.- Commentary 5: Thinking about Diversity and Diversification: What If Biotic History Is Not Equilibrial?; J.Cracraft.- PART VI: HUMAN EVOLUTION.- Hominid Paleobiology: How Has Darwin Done?; T.D.White.- Darwin on the Role of Culture in Human Evolution; P.J.Richerson & R.Boyd.- PART VII: APPLICATIONS OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY.- Applying Evolutionary Biology: From Retrospective Analysis to Direct Manipulation; F.Gould.- Commentary 6: A Clade's-Eye View of Global Climate Change; C.C.Davis, E.J.Edwards & M.J.Donoghue.- PART VIII: PROSPECTS .- Evolutionary Biology: The Next 150 Years; H.E.Hoekstra.- Commentary 7: Towards a More Richly Integrated Biology; C.Marshall.- Commentary 8: Balance between Organismal and Molecular Training; J.Rest.