Biologicalevolution,thetheoryofnaturalselectionandofcommondescent,isatriumphbothofhumanreasoningandscientificundertaking.ThebiologicaldisciplineofevolutioncontainsbothachronicleofhumanendeavourandthestoryoflifeonEarth.Thisbookisconcernedwithlivingformsandhowtheydevelopedfrom’simpleandunpromisingbeginnings’.Itconsidersevolutionasbothprocessandproduct.Theauthor,anexperiencedteacherandeducator,employsahistoricalnarrative,usedtoconveytheideaof’changewithmodification’andtoemphasisetherelevanceofevolutiontocontemporarybioscience.Biologicalevolutionhasnowbecomepartofthescientificorthodoxyandthisaccessibletextwillassistundergraduatestudentsinthebiologicalscienceswithinanyongoingdebate.
