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        Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology

        The Vienna Series is inspired by the evolutionary and theoretical biology research sponsored by the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research (KLI), an international center for advanced study closely associated with the University of Vienna. The series includes monographs and workshop-inspired collections on all aspects of theoretical and evolutionary biology, with an emphasis on integrating the developmental, evolutionary, and cognitive sciences.

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        Darwinizing Gaia

        Darwinizing Gaia

        Darwinizing Gaia

        Natural Selection and Multispecies Community Evolution

        by W. Ford Doolittle

        ISBN: 9780262549523

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: December 3, 2024

        A reinterpretation of James Lovelock's Gaia Hypothesis through the lens of Darwinian natural selection and multispecies community evolution.
        Convergent Evolution in Stone-Tool Technology

        Convergent Evolution in Stone-Tool Technology

        Convergent Evolution in Stone-Tool Technology

        Edited by Michael J. O'Brien, Briggs Buchanan and Metin I. Eren

        ISBN: 9780262552080

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: May 21, 2024

        Scholars from a variety of disciplines consider cases of convergence in lithic technology, when functional or developmental constraints result in similar forms in independent lineages.
        Cognitive Biology

        Cognitive Biology

        Cognitive Biology

        Evolutionary and Developmental Perspectives on Mind, Brain, and Behavior

        Edited by Luca Tommasi, Mary A. Peterson and Lynn Nadel

        ISBN: 9780262551892

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: April 30, 2024

        An overview of current research at the intersection of psychology and biology, integrating evolutionary and developmental data and explanations.
        The Evolution of Techniques

        The Evolution of Techniques

        The Evolution of Techniques

        Rigidity and Flexibility in Use, Transmission, and Innovation

        Edited by Mathieu Charbonneau

        ISBN: 9780262547802

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: March 19, 2024

        A novel, interdisciplinary exploration of the relative contributions of rigidity and flexibility in the adoption, maintenance, and evolution of technical traditions.
        Properties of Life

        Properties of Life

        Properties of Life

        Toward a Theory of Organismic Biology

        by Bernd Rosslenbroich

        ISBN: 9780262546201

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: September 19, 2023

        A coherent and comprehensive theory of life that synthesizes the specific properties of living organisms.
        Evolution "On Purpose"

        Evolution "On Purpose"

        Evolution "On Purpose"

        Teleonomy in Living Systems

        Edited by Peter A. Corning, Stuart A. Kauffman, Denis Noble, James A. Shapiro, Richard I. Vane-Wright and Addy Pross

        ISBN: 9780262546409

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 22, 2023

        A unique exploration of teleonomy—also known as “evolved purposiveness”—as a major influence in evolution by a broad range of specialists in biology and the philosophy of science.
        Evolvability

        Evolvability

        Evolvability

        A Unifying Concept in Evolutionary Biology?

        Edited by Thomas F. Hansen, David Houle, Mihaela Pavličev and Christophe Pélabon

        ISBN: 9780262545624

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: June 27, 2023

        Essays on evolvability from the perspectives of quantitative and population genetics, evolutionary developmental biology, systems biology, macroevolution, and the philosophy of science.
        Rethinking Human Evolution

        Rethinking Human Evolution

        Rethinking Human Evolution

        Edited by Jeffrey H. Schwartz

        ISBN: 9780262546744

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: November 1, 2022

        Contributors from a range of disciplines consider the disconnect between human evolutionary studies and the rest of evolutionary biology.
        Multicellularity

        Multicellularity

        Multicellularity

        Origins and Evolution

        Edited by Karl J. Niklas and Saul A. Newman

        Foreword by John T. Bonner

        ISBN: 9780262545853

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: June 7, 2022

        Scholars consider the origins and consequences of the evolution of multicellularity, addressing a range of organisms, experimental protocols, theoretical concepts, and philosophical issues.
        The Convergent Evolution of Agriculture in Humans and Insects

        The Convergent Evolution of Agriculture in Humans and Insects

        The Convergent Evolution of Agriculture in Humans and Insects

        Edited by Ted R. Schultz, Richard Gawne and Peter N. Peregrine

        ISBN: 9780262543200

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: February 22, 2022

        Contributors explore common elements in the evolutionary histories of both human and insect agriculture resulting from convergent evolution.
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