West-Eberhard is widely recognized as one of the most incisive thinkers in evolutionary biology. This book assesses all the evidence for our current understanding of the role ...

One of the great intellectual battles of modern times is between evolution and religion. Until now, they have been considered completely irreconcilable theories of origin and ...

Discusses the concept of symmetry and its application in science. While it includes a detailed introduction to the theory of groups, which forms the mathematical apparatus for ...

Explains the circle of life in the plant and animal kingdoms, from reproduction, through their growing years as they adapt to their habitats, to their deaths.

'On Development is designed as a very general book about developmental biology...The author has a broad understanding of general biology, and a detailed knowledge of ...

A completely new translation of the works of Descartes is intended to replace the Haldane and Ross edition, first published in 1911. All material from that edition is ...

Describes the life cycle of different animals, including insects, reptiles, birds and mammals.