Randomness in Evolution
"[I]ncredibly useful . . . refreshingly honest . . . witty and engaging."--Tiffany Taylor,Times Higher Education"[F]orthright, informal, and humorous. His reminder that not every trait has a biologically adaptive function is a welcome lesson, as is his self-deprecating description of his ideas as just another 'just-so' story. . . . [A] call to the biologists who take over from him to do more research to confirm or to refute the often surprising ideas here."--Rob Hardy,Commercial Dispatch"[Bonner] provides a well-written, well-documented collection of evidence suggesting randomness as a primary engine behind natural selection. . . . This is an excellent essay, valuable to a wide audience. Evolution is an important, timely topic, making Bonner's work a worthy contribution."--Choice"[T]he book provides a careful analysis of the relationship between randomness and size in evolution and makes a good case for neutral morphologies."--James Bradley,Quarterly Review of Biology