Evolutionary Theory: Mathematical And Conceptual Foundations

For graduate students of biology, or other graduate or undergraduate students who are familiar with the basics of evolutionary biology and calculus, Rice explores the mechanics of evolution as illuminated by mathematics, and the conceptual structure of evolutionary theory. He hopes to convey the sense that evolutionary theory is not just a collection of separately constructed models, but is a unified subject in which all the major results are relate to a few basic biological and mathematical principles. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Sean H. Rice is Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Texas Tech University. He received his Ph.D. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona. Dr. Rice's work in evolutionary biology has explored a wide range of topics, including developmental modeling, morphological evolution in both invertebrates and vertebrates, population and quantitative genetics, macroevolution, and the philosophical and conceptual basis of evolutionary theory. His theoretical work currently focuses on two broad areas: (1) developing a rigorous theoretical framework for the study of developmental evolution and (2) the mathematical and conceptual foundations of evolutionary theory.