Origins of Biodiversity

“An exceptionally well-written textbook on large-scale evolution and ecology, which engages students by using a problem-based approach to recent controversies and debates.” - Dr Peter Bennett, University of Kent”The treatment of the topics is authoritative and up-to-date, and it is certainly written with modern undergraduates in mind.” - Prof Arne Mooers, Simon Fraser University”This book is well-placed to invigorate the fields of macroevolution and macroecology by filling a gap that will open up the subject to the next generation of budding young scientists.” - Dr Kevin Arbuckle, Swansea University”This book succeeds in being a different sort of textbook: one which helps the students to understand science better by helping them understand the process of knowledge creation.” - Dr Richard Field, University of Nottingham

Lindell Bromham’s main research focus has been in the application of DNA sequence analysis to investigating evolutionary patterns and processes, applied to a range of questions in evolution, ecology, conservation, genetics, bioinformatics, development, virology, and linguistics. Lindell has taught evolutionary biology at five universities in three countries and has written several undergraduate textbooks.

Marcel Cardillo’s research focuses on understanding and explaining broad-scale patterns of biodiversity such as latitudinal gradients and biodiversity hotspots, explaining patterns of extinction risk and predicting future loss of biodiversity. Marcel has lectured on topics in macroecology, macroevolution, biogeography, and conservation biology at universities in Australia and the UK.