Primary Navigation
Want to create or adapt books like this? Learn more about how Pressbooks supports open publishing practices.
Book Contents Navigation
1. Definition of Life
2. Themes and Concepts of Biology
3. The Process of Science in Biology
4. Introduction to Molecular Genetics
5. DNA Structure and Function
6. DNA Replication
7. Transcription
8. Translation
9. How Genes Are Regulated
10. Biotechnology
11. Introduction to Cell Division and Cancer
12. The Genome
13. The Cell Cycle
14. Cancer and the Cell Cycle
15. Prokaryotic Cell Division
16. Introduction to the Cellular Basis of Inheritance
17. Sexual Reproduction
18. Meiosis
19. Errors in Meiosis
20. Introduction to Patterns of Inheritance
21. Mendel’s Experiments
22. Laws of Inheritance
23. Extensions of the Laws of Inheritance
24. Charles Darwin and Natural Selection
25. Natural Selection and Adaptation
26. Introduction to Population Genetics and Speciation
27. Population Evolution
28. Population Genetics
29. Speciation
30. Reconnection and Speciation Rates
31. Introduction to Phylogenies and the History of Life
32. Organizing Life on Earth
33. Determining Evolutionary Relationships
34. Perspectives on the Phylogenetic Tree
35. Macroevolution
36. Adaptive Radiation
37. Introduction to Evolution of Sex
38. Sex is a Problem
39. Does Sex Lead to Fewer Mutations?
40. The Red Queen
41. Testing the Red Queen Hypothesis
42. Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Proteins
43. Sniffing Out Complementarity in Humans
44. Wrapping Up: Sex and the Single Whiptail Lizard
45. Introduction to Sexual Selection
46. What is Sexual Selection?
47. How Does Sexual Selection Work?
48. Can We See Markers of Sexual Selection in Animals?
49. Why Be Choosy About Your Mate?
50. Unconventional Ways of Finding a Mate
51. When Males and Females Do Not agree
52. Post-Copulatory Sexual Selection
53. What is the Evidence for Sexual Selection in Humans?
54. What’s Up With the Human Female Orgasm?
55. Is the Brain Another Object of Sexual Desire?
56. Understanding Human Mating Through Language and Culture
57. Understanding the Naturalistic Fallacy
58. Finding Sex Partners
59. Wrapping Up: Understanding the Silent Crickets
60. Altruistic Behaviors
61. Understanding Altruism: Self and Other Concerns
62. Introduction to Prokaryotes
63. Prokaryotic Diversity
64. Structure of Prokaryotes: Bacteria and Archaea
65. Prokaryotic Metabolism
66. Bacterial Diseases in Humans
67. Beneficial Prokaryotes
68. Introduction to Origins of Life of Earth
69. Thinking About Life's Origins: A Short Summary of a Long History
70. Formation of Organic Molecules in an Earthly Reducing Atmosphere
71. Origins of Organic Molecules in a Non-Reducing Atmosphere
72. Origins of Life Chemistries in an RNA World
73. Molecules Talk: Selecting Molecular Communication and Complexity
74. A Summary and Some Conclusions
75. Origins of Life
76. Introduction to Protists
77. Eukaryotic Origins
78. Characteristics of Protists
79. Groups of Protists
80. Ecology of Protists
81. Introduction to Fungi
82. Characteristics of Fungi
83. Classifications of Fungi
84. Ecology of Fungi
85. Fungal Parasites and Pathogens
86. Importance of Fungi in Human Life
87. Introduction to Plants
88. The Plant Kingdom
89. Seedless Plants
90. Seed Plants: Gymnosperms
91. Seed Plants: Angiosperms
92. Introduction to Animals
93. Features of the Animal Kingdom
94. Sponges and Cnidarians
95. Flatworms, Nematodes, and Arthropods
96. Mollusks and Annelids
97. Echinoderms and Chordates
98. Vertebrates
99. The Evolution of Primates
100. Adaptation in Humans
101. Introduction to Viruses
102. Viral Evolution, Morphology, and Classification
103. Virus Infections and Hosts
104. Prevention and Treatment of Viral Infections
105. Other Acellular Entities: Prions and Viroids
106. Demographics and Population Growth
107. Population Growth and Regulation
108. The Human Population
109. Life History Evolution
110. Aging
111. Life Histories and Natural Selection
112. Community Ecology
113. Introduction to Ecosystem Ecology I: Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycles
114. Waterford's Energy Flow Through Ecosystems
115. Biogeochemical Cycles
116. Terrestrial Biomes
117. Aquatic and Marine Biomes
118. Climate and the Effects of Global Climate Change
119. Ecosystem Ecology II: Global Change Biology
120. Environment and Sustainability
121. Introduction to Sustainability and Biodiversity
122. The Biodiversity Crisis
123. The Importance of Biodiversity to Human Life
124. Threats to Biodiversity
125. Preserving Biodiversity
Previous/next navigation
Introductory Biology: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives Copyright © by Various Authors - See Each Chapter Attribution is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.