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A list of key readings about Evolution.
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  • Stebbins GL. (1950) Variation and evolution in plants. New York: Columbia University Press.
  • Simpson GG. (1953) The major features of evolution. New York: Columbia University Press.
  • Mayr E. (1942) Systematics and the origin of species from the viewpoint of a zoologist. New York: Columbia University Press.
  • Dobzhansky TG. (1937) Genetics and the origin of species. New York: Columbia University Press.
  • Simpson GG. (1944) Tempo and mode in evolution. New York: Columbia University Press. | Google Books extract.
  • Darwin's Gift electronic flip-book of essays written for The Lancet

Abstract: Recent developments in microbiology, geophysics and planetary sciences raise the possibility that the planets in our solar system might not be biologically isolated. Hence, the possibility of lithopanspermia (the interplanetary transport of microbial passengers inside rocks) is presently being re-evaluated, with implications for the origin and evolution of life on Earth and within our solar system. Here, I summarize our current understanding of the physics of impacts, space transport of meteorites, and the potentiality of microorganisms to undergo and survive interplanetary transfer.

A brief and balanced overview over the genetic mechanisms currently deemed relevant for the evolution of the human brain, along with pointers to some related methodological issues.
A historical overview dedicated to Ernst Mayr on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Portrays the major aspects of evolution and how they have been shaped by the development of biology as a field and by incorporation of data from an ever broader range of biological and neighbouring disciplines. Briefly explains the various uses of "synthesis" in this context and identifies major figures involved in the process.