The evolution of living systems (Including hominids)

摘要: Preface. List of Contributors. 1 The Evolution Organisms: A Synopsis (Francisco J. Ayala). 1.1 Biological Diversity and Evolution. 1.2 Evolutionary Theory. 1.3 Evidence for Evolution: Paleontology. 1.4 Genetics 1.5 Natural Selection. 1.6 Sexual Selection Kin 1.7 Origin Species. 1.8 History. 1.9 Punctuational 1.10 Molecular 2 Controversies: An Overview (Michael Ruse). 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 History Evolutionism. 2.3 Life. 2.4 2.5 Human Sociobiology. 2.6 Creationist Controversy. 2.7 Conclusions. 2.8 References. 3 Effects Complex Social Life on Biodiversity (Edward O. Wilson). 3.1 3.2 Sociality Rate 3.3 Sociality, Success, Dominance. 3.4 4 Theory Historical Philosophical Aspects (Franz M. Wuketits). 4.1 4.2 "Forerunners" Darwin. 4.3 What is an Who was the First Theorist? 4.4 Obstacles to Thinking. 4.5 Charles Darwin (1809-1882): 4.6 After 4.7 5 Developmental Biology (Gerd B. Muller). 5.1 5.2 Roots. 5.3 Agenda Concepts. 5.4 Research Programs Methods. 5.5 Practical Theoretical Integration. 5.6 Prospects. 5.7 6 (Winfried Henke). 6.1 Summary. 6.2 Introduction Issue. 6.3 a Current Review. 6.4 Concluding Remarks. 6.5 7 Restless Planet: Were Environmental Variability Change Major Drivers Evolution? (Peter Richerson, Robert L. Bettinger, Boyd). 7.1 7.2 Cenozoic Environments. 7.3 Climate Large Brains Cultural Artifacts. 7.4 Learning as Responses 7.5 Internal Constraints Culture. 7.6 in Late Pleistocene Holocene. 7.7 Anthropogenic 7.8 7.9 8 Impact (Bernhard Verbeek). 8.1 8.2 How Extraterrestrial Would Perceive Modern Humans. 8.3 Pre-established Harmony. 8.4 Progress Civilization. 8.5 Ecology Being. 8.6 Sustainability. 8.7 Back Past. 8.8 Culture: at Meta Level. 8.9 Genome 8.10 Do We Learn Culture? 8.11 Evolutionarily Formed Dispositions. 8.12 Ecological-Social Dilemma. 8.13 Sustainability Through Faka-Tonga. 8.14 Comparison. 8.15 Power Constraints. 8.16 Critical Phase 8.17 Index.