Prospects of Selection

Why don't all rams have large horns? What have we learned about our mutations over 15 years of the genomic era? Why do the smartest guppies choose the most beautiful males as partners? How do Neanderthal genes affect our health? Which type of reproduction is better from an evolutionary perspective: sexual or asexual? Why is sexual reproduction even necessary? What is genetic hitchhiking? Why does the shape of the beak change in Galapagos finches? How do differing evolutionary interests create grounds for conflict between sexes? This book presents the results of forty of the most interesting recent studies in the field of evolution and natural selection in an accessible and engaging manner. All these astonishing discoveries allow us to look at the diversity of life around us in a completely different way, learn many incredible facts, and understand how the world became what we know it to be and in what direction it continues to change.