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Over the history of life there have been several major changes in the way genetic information is organized and transmitted from one generation to the next. These transitions include the origin of life itself, the first eukaryotic cells, reproduction by sexual means, the appearance ofmulticellular plants and animals, the emergence of cooperation and of animal societies, and the unique language ability of humans. This ambitious book provides the...

Why are animal signals reliable? This is the central problem for evolutionary biologists interested in signals. Of course, not all signals are reliable, but most are, otherwise receivers of signals would ignore them. A number of theoretical answers have been proposed and empirical studiesmade, but there still remains a considerable amount of confusion. The authors, one a theoretician the other a fieldworker, introduce a sense of order to this ...

Now in paperback, Did Darwin Get It Right discusses some of the hottest issues in biology today. Its author, the eminently quotable John Maynard Smith, discusses such fascinating conundrums as how life began, whether the brain works like a computer, why most animals and plants reproduce sexually, and how social behavior evolved out of the context of natural selection--a process which would seem to favor selfishness. A humorous and insightful w...

This is a lucid introduction to some of the mathematical ideas which are useful to biologists.

The authors of "The Major Transitions in Evolution" now draw a brilliant, original picture of how life evolved on earth, focusing primarily on six major transitions and dramatic breakthroughs in the way that information was passed between generations.

In this account, Professor Maynard Smith considers the question of why organisms reproduce sexually and considers the selective forces responsible.

Professor John Maynard Smith has written an account of an alternative way of thinking about evolution and the theory of games.