Evolution since Darwin: the first 150 years

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PART I: EVOLUTION SINCE DARWIN Evolutionary Biology: 150 Years of Progress D.J.Futuyma Rethinking Darwin's Position in the History of Science P.J.Bowler Commentary 1: Where Are We? Historical Reflections on Evolutionary Biology in the Twentieth Century V.B.Smocovitis PART II: POPULATION, GENES, AND GENOMES The Concepts of 'Population' and 'Metapopulation' in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology R.L.Millstein Evolutionary Genetics: Progresses and Challenges J.G.Zhang Natural Selection and Coalescent Theory J.Wakeley On the Power of Comparative Genomics: Does Conservation Imply Function? B.Kolaczkowski & A.D.Kern Commentary 2: The Potential for Microorganisms and Experimental Studies in Evolutionary Biology D.E.Dykhuizen PART III: THE EVOLUTION OF FORM Limits on Rates of Adaptation: Why Is Darwin's Machine So Slow? M.Kirkpatrick Evolvability: The Missing Piece of the Neo-Darwinian Synthesis G.P.Wagner Embryos and Evolution: 150 Years of Reciprocal Illumination G.A.Wray PART IV: ADAPTATION AND SPECIATION Tradeoffs and Negative Correlations in Evolutionary Ecology A.Agrawal, J.K.Conner & S.Rasmann Elucidating Evolutionary Mechanisms in Plant--Insect Interactions: Key Residues as Key Innovations M.Berenbaum & M.A.Schuler Behavioral Ecology: The Natural History of Evolutionary Theory H.Kokko & M.D.Jennions Understanding the Origin of Species: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going? R.G.Harrison Commentary 3: The Role of Ecology in Evolutionary Biology M.A.McPeek PART V: DIVERSITY AND THE TREE OF LIFE The Origin and Early Evolution of Life: Did It All Start in Darwin's Warm Little Pond? A.Lazcano Commentary 4: The Genomic Imprint of Endosymbiosis C.E.Lane Adaptive Radiation: The Interaction of Ecological Opportunity, Adaptation, and Speciation J.B.Losos & D.L.Mahler Phylogenetic Progress and Applications of the Tree of Life D.M.Hillis Paleontological Perspectives on Morphological Change P.J.Wagner The Geological History of Biodiversity M.Foote Commentary 5: Thinking about Diversity and Diversification: What If Biotic History Is Not Equilibrial? J.Cracraft PART VI: HUMAN EVOLUTION Hominid Paleobiology: How Has Darwin Done? T.D.White Darwin on the Role of Culture in Human Evolution P.J.Richerson & R.Boyd PART VII: APPLICATIONS OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY Applying Evolutionary Biology: From Retrospective Analysis to Direct Manipulation F.Gould Commentary 6: A Clade's-Eye View of Global Climate Change C.C.Davis, E.J.Edwards & M.J.Donoghue PART VIII: PROSPECTS Evolutionary Biology: The Next 150 Years H.E.Hoekstra Commentary 7: Towards a More Richly Integrated Biology C.Marshall Commentary 8: Balance between Organismal and Molecular Training J.Rest