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EVOLUTION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
California Academy of Sciences Library
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General - Biological Evolution
Ayala, Francisco J. Genetics and the Origin of Species: From Darwin to Molecular Biology, 60 Years After Dobzhansky. Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences, 1997. Main New Books QH359 .G46 1997.
Bell, Graham. The Basics of Selection. New York: Chapman & Hall, 1997. Main QH375 .B43 1997.
Bell, Graham. Selection: The Mechanism of Evolution. New York: Chapman & Hall; Florence, KY: International Thomson Pub., 1997. Main New Books QH375 .B44 1997.
Bowler, Peter J. Life's Splendid Drama: Evolutionary Biology and the Reconstruction of Life's Ancestry, 1860-1940. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996. Main QH361 .B685 1995.
Brandon, Robert N. Concepts and Methods In Evolutionary Biology. Cambridge, England; New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press, 1996. Main QH360.5 .B73 1996.
Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1964. Main QH365 .O82 1859a; Public QH365 .O2 1979.
Eldredge, Niles. Reinventing Darwin: The Great Debate at the High Table of Evolutionary Thought. New York: Wiley. Main QH360.5 .E44 1995
Futuyma, Douglas J. Evolutionary Biology. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 1998. Main Ref QH366.2 .F88 1988.
Gee, Henry. Before the Backbone: Views On the Origin of the Vertebrates. London; New York: Chapman & Hall, 1996. Main QL607.5 .G44 1996.
Gerhart, John. Cells, Embryos, and Evolution: Toward a Cellular and Developmental Understanding of Phenotypic Variation And Evolutionary Adaptability. Malden, MA: Blackwell Science, 1997. Main New Books QH366.2 .G463 1997.
Ghiselin, Michael T. Metaphysics and the Origin of the Species. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1997. Main QH360.5 .G48 1997.
Gordon, Malcolm S. Invasions of the Land: The Transitions of Organisms from Aquatic to Terrestrial Life. New York: Columbia University Press, 1985. Main WH366.2. G657 1995.
Gould, Stephen Jay. Ever Since Darwin: Reflections In Natural History. New York: Norton, 1977. Main QH361 .G66 1977.
Gould, Stephen Jay. Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History. New York: Norton, 1989. Main QE770 .G67 1989.
Lewin, Roger. Patterns In Evolution: The New Molecular View. New York: Scientific American Library, 1996. Main QH325 .L48 1997.
Lewin, Roger. Thread of Life: The Smithsonian Looks at Evolution. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books, 1982. Main QH366.2 .L48 1982.
Mellars, Paul. Selection In Natural Populations. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. Main GN285 .M45 1996.
Raff, Rudolf A. The Shape of Life: Genes, Development, and the Evolution of Animal Form. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996. Main QH390 .R325 1996.
Raup, David M. Extinction:Bad Genes or Bad Luck? New York: Norton, 1991. Main QH78.R38 1991; Biodiv Ref. QH78 .R38 1991.
Ridley, Mark. Evolution. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Science, 1996. Educ QH366.2 .R539 1996.
Ruse, Michael. Monad to Man: The Concept of Progress In Evolutionary Biology. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1996. Main New Books QH360.5 .R87 1996.
Stebbins, G. Ledyard. Darwin to DNA, Molecules to Humanity. New York: Freeman, 1982. Main QH366.2 .S718 1982.
Van Oosterzee, Penny. Where Worlds Collide: The Wallace Line. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1997. Main New Books QL319 .V35 1997.
Wallace, David Rains. The Monkey's Bridge: Mysteries of Evolution In Central America. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1997. Public QH366.2 .W35 1997.
White, Richard. Ontogeny, Phylogeny, and Evolution's Big Bang. Mendocino, CA: Mendocino Academy of Science, 1996. Main Serials Q11 .025 no.57.
Birds
Calabi, Prassede. Evolution: A Natural Experiment: The Galapagos Finches. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt, 1998. Biodiv QH375 .C34 1998.
Chatterjee, Sankar. The Rise of Birds: 225 Million Years of Evolution. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. Main and M&O QL677.3 .C48 1997.
Feduccia, J. Alan. The Origin and Evolution of Birds. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1996. M&O QL677.3 .F43 1996.
Shipman, Pat. Taking Wing: Archaeopteryx and the Evolution of Bird Flight. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998. Main QE872.A8 S55 1998.
Weiner, Jonathan. The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution In Our Time. New York: Knopf, 1994. Main QL696.P24 W45 1994. Human Evolution
Howells, W.W. Getting Here: The Story of Human Evolution. Washingtion, DC: Compass Press, 1997. Main GN281 .H685 1997.
Johanson, Donald C. and Blake Edgar. From Lucy to Language. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1996. Main Folio GN281 .J57 1996.
Lahr, Marta Mirazaon. The Evolution of Modern Human Diversity: A Study of Cranial Variation. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996. Main GN71 .L35 1996.
Meikle, W. Eric and Howell, F. Clark and Jablonski, Nina G. Contemporary Issues In Human Evolution. San Francisco: California Academy of Science, 1996. Main GN281 .P345 1993. Main Serials Q11 .C26 no.21.
Wills, Christopher. Children of Prometheus: The Accelerating Pace of Human Evolution. Reading, Mass.: Perseus Books, 1998. Public & Main GN281 .W54 1998.
Paleontology
Bakker, Robert T. The Dinosaur Heresies: New Theories Unlocking the Mystery of the Dinosaurs and Their Extinction. New York: Morrow, 1986. Public QE862.D5 B35 1986
Carroll, Robert L. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. New York: Freeman, 1988. Main QE 841 .C37 1988.
Fastovsky, David E. The Evolution and Extinction of the Dinosaurs. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996. Main QE862 .D5 F38 1996.
Plants
Iwatsuki, K. Evolution and Diversification of Land Plants. Tokyo; New York: Springer, 1997. Bot QK980 .E86 1997.
Keast, Allen & Miller, Scott E. The Origin and Evolution of Pacific Island Biotas, New Guinea to Eastern Polynesia: Patterns and Processes. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: SPB Academic Pub., 1996. Main QH198.A1 074 1996.
Kenrick, Paul. The Origin and Early Diversification of Land Plants: A Cladistic Study. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1997. Bot QK980 .K44 1997.
Niklas, Karl J. The Evolutionary Biology of Plants. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1997. Bot QK980 .N55 1997.
Response to Creationism
Berra, Tim M. Evolution and the Myth of Creationism: A Basic Guide to the Facts in the Evolution Debate. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1990. Main QH371 .B47 1990
Eldredge, Niles. The Monkey Business: A Scientist Looks at Creationism. New York: Washington Square Press, 1982. Main QH371.E43 1982.
Ruse, Michael. But Is It Science?: The Philosophical Question in the Creation/Evolution Controversy. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 1996. QH360.5 .B87 1996.
Wilson, David B. and Dolphin, Warren D. Did The Devil Make Darwin Do It?: Modern Perspectives On the Creation - Evolution Controversy. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1996. Main QH371 .D52 1996.
Crisci, Jorge Victor. Order and Diversity in the Living World: Teaching Taxonomy and Systematics. Reston, VA: Commission for Biological Education, International Union of Biological Sciences, 1993. Biodiv Ref. QH83 .C74 1986.
Stein, Sara Bonnett. The Evolution Book. New York: Workman Publishing, 1986. Main QH48 .S74 1986.
Working Group on Teaching Evolution, National Academy of Sciences. Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science. Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1998. Public QH362 .T435 1998.
General Evolution Articles
Bower, Bruce. "Asian Link Proposed for Primate Evolution." Science News. Vol. 145 (April 16, 1994) pg. 245. Main Serials Q1.S76.
Bowring, Samuel A. ; Grotzinger, John.; Isachsen, Clark E. "Calibrating Rates of Early Cambrian Evolution". Science. Vol. 261 (Sep. 3, 1993) pg. 1293-1298. Main Serials 505 Sci27.
Gore, Rick. "Explosion of Life. (Cambrian Period)" National Geographic. Vol. 184 (Oct. 1993) pg. 120-136. Main Serials G1.N38.
Gould, Stephen Jay. "The Evolution of Life On the Earth". Scientific American. Vol. 271 (Oct. 1996) pg. 84-91. Main Serials Q1.S38.
Monastersky, Richard. "Asian Fossils Reveal Primate Evolution". Science News. Vol. 148 (Nov. 11, 1995) pg. 309. Main Serials Q1.S76.
Morell, Virginia. "Proteins 'Clock' The Origins of All Creatures--Great and Small. (Prokaryote - Eukaryote Split)". Science. Vol. 271 (Jan. 26, 1996) pg. 448. Main Serials 505 Sci27.
Morgan, John. "Off to an Early Start. (3.5 Billion Year Old Microbes)". Scientific American. Vol. 269 (Aug. 1993) pg. 24. Main Serials Q1.S38.
Oberbeck, Verne R.; Mancinelli, Rocco L. "Asteroid Impacts, Microbes, and the Cooling of the Atmosphere". BioScience. (Mar. 1994) pg. 173-177. Main Serials QH301.B58.
Oliwenstein, Lori. "Life's Grand Explosions. (Cambrian explosion)" Discover. Vol. 17 (Jan. 1996) pg. 42-43. Main Serials Q1.D57.
Pendick, David. "Fossils Show Early Diversity of Life". Science News. Vol. 143 (May. 1, 1993) pg. 276. Main Serials Q1.S27.
Vermeig, Geerat J. "Animal Origins". Science. Vol. 274 (Oct. 24, 1996) pg. 525-526. Main Serials 505 Sci27.
Zimmer, Carl. "An Explosion Defused? (Molecular Clock Dates Precambrean Evolution)" Discover. Vol. 17 (Dec. 1996) pg. 35. Main Serials Q1.D57.
Human Evolution Articles
Bower, Bruce. "Modern Humans Linked To Single Origin". Science News. Vol. 145 (Apr. 2, 1994) pg. 215. Main Serials Q1.S76.
Bower, Bruce. "New Gene Study Enters Human Origins Debate". Science News. Vol. 144 (Sep. 25, 1993) pg. 196-197. Main Serials Q1.S76.
Culotta, Elizabeth. "New Finds Rekindle Debate Over Anthropoid Origins". Science. Vol. 268 (Jun. 30, 1995) pg. 1851. Main Serials 505 Sci27.
Erlich, Henry A.; Bergstrom, Tomas.; Ayala, Francisco, J. "MLA Sequence Polymorphism and the Origin of Humans". Science. Vol. 274 (Nov. 29, 1996) pg. 1552-1554. Main Serials 505 Sci27.
Flannery, Tim F. "The Great Leap Down Under". Natural History. Vol. 104 (Dec. 1995) pg. 16-17. Main Serials 506 Am35 MN.
Gibbons, Ann. "Ideas On Human Origins Evolve at Anthroplogy Gathering". Science. Vol. 276 (Apr. 25, 1997) pg. 535-536. Main Serials 505 Sci27.
Gutin, JoAnn C. "Who Peopled the Planet?" Discover. Vol. 13 (Nov. 1992) pg. 108-113. Main Serials Q1.D57.
O'Neill, Luke. "What Are We? Where Did We Come From? Where Are We Going?" Science. Vol. 263 (Jan. 14, 1994) pg. 181-183. Main Serials 505 Sci27.
Swisher, Carl C. "Dating Hominid Sites in Indonesia". Science. Vol. 266 (Dec. 9, 1994) pg. 1727. Main Serials 505 Sci27.
Svitil, Kathy A. "We Are All Panamanians. Discover. Vol. 17 (Apr. 1996) pg. 30-31. Main Serials Q1.D57.
Swisher, Carl C. "Age of the Earliest Hominids in Java, Indonesia". Science. Vol. 263 (Feb. 25, 1994) pg. 1118-1121. Main Serials 505 Sci27.
Evolution with Dr. Jared Diamond. San Ramon, CA: Pangea Digital Pictures, 1995. (60 min.). Public QL737.U62 Z42 1993.
In Search of Human Origins. Boston: WGBH Educational Foundation, 1994. (180 min.). Public GN283.25 I5 1994.
Paleontology with Dr. Robert Bakker. San Ramon, CA: Pangea Digital Pictures, 1995. (40 min.). Public QE862.D5 P35 1995. Prehistoric Life. London: DK Vision, 1996. (35 min.) Public QE763 .P73 1996.
Evolution Links - Links to a wide variety of sites
http://fp.bio.utk.edu/darwin/links/links.html
Evolution Homepage
http://bioinfo.med.utoronto.ca/~lamoran/Evolution_home.shtml
Introduction to Evolutionary Biology
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-intro-to-biology.html
Five Major Misconceptions About Evolution
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-misconceptions.html
Enter Evolution: Theory and History --from the UC Museum of Vertebrate Paleontology
for other related material see main page
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/evolution.html
National Center for Science Education
Origin of the Species by Charles Darwin - fulltext at Online Literature Library
http://www.literature.org/authors/darwin-charles/the-origin-of-the-species/index.html
The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin -- fulltext at Online Literature Library
http://www.literature.org/authors/darwin-charles/the-voyage-of-the-beagle/
The Tree of Life Home Page
http://phylogeny.arizona.edu/tree/phylogeny.html
Virtual Galapagos - an educational site that tours that islands that Darwin studied
http://www.terraquest.com/galapagos/intro.html
The WWW Virtual Library: Evolution (Biosciences)
http://mcb.harvard.edu/BioLinks.html
See also: Missing Links Bibliography
http://www.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/biblio/missing-update.htm
June 2000
