The Causes of Evolution


The Causes of Evolution is a 1932 book on evolution by J.B.S. Haldane, based on a series of January 1931 lectures entitled "A Re-examination of Darwinism". It was influential in the founding of population genetics and the modern synthesis.

Chapters

It contains the following chapters:
  1. Introduction
  2. Variation within a Species
  3. The Genetical Analysis of Interspecific Differences
  4. Natural Selection
  5. What is Fitness?
  6. Conclusion
The book also contains an extensive appendix containing the majority of Haldane's mathematical treatment of the subject.