This book is an excellent resource covering three of the four major mechanisms of evolution, natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow.

Table of Contents

• Abstract
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Selection Acts on Individuals with Variable Characteristics
• Selection can Act on Behaviors
• Natural Selection on a Discrete Trait
• Chapter 2 Species May Evolve in Response to Climate Change
• Range Expansion
• Evolutionary Response to Changing Rainfall
• Ethical, Legal, Social Implications: Data are Needed to Formulate Policy, but Science is Often Misused in the Process
• Chapter 3 Two Seemingly Isolated Populations may not Actually be Isolated
• Some Populations Have Limited Dispersal
• Dispersal Links Geographic and Genetic Distance
• Chapter 4 Populations can Evolve in the Absence of Natural Selection
• Population Isolation Affects Genetic Diversity
• A Population Bottleneck Reduces Genetic Diversity
• Conclusion
• Glossary