The Theoretical Biologist's Toolbox: Quantitative Methods for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
"This book is more than a toolbox, perhaps a better description would be workshop--where you get to not only see the tools but seem them in action."Ecology, Vol. 88, No. 7"...an accessible introduction to different models and analyses in theoretical population biology. ...replete with exercises...allowing easy reference to (and reinforcement of) particular topics.  ...an inspiration."BioScience"... invite[s] the quantitatively minded empiricist to do just that."J. Thompson, EVOLUTION