The Theory of Evolution

List of figures Preface Preface to the second edition Preface to the third edition Foreword to the Canto edition by Richard Dawkins Introduction to the Canto edition 1. Adaptation 2. The theory of natural selection 3. Heredity 4. Weismann, Lamarck and the central dogma 5. Molecular evolution 6. The origin and early evolution of life 7. The structure of chromosomes and the control of gene action 8. Variation 9. Artificial selection: some experiments with fruitflies 10. Natural selection in wild populations 11. Protein polymorphism 12. Altruism, social behaviour and sex 13. What are species? 14. The origins of species 15. What keeps species distinct? 16. The genetics of species differences 17. The fossil evidence 18. Evolution and development 19. Evolution and history Further reading Index.