The Causes of Evolution

The Causes of Evolution is a 1932 book on evolution by J.B.S. Haldane (1990 edition ISBN 0-691-02442-1), 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.