Pericles Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I need links to help me understand evolutionary biology and zoology. I'm going to start a university course in biology (I'm yet to decide what I wan't to specialise in) and I have no prior knowledge on these topics, apart from the fact that I am deeply interested in them. I took high school biology for granted and now 4 years after graduating I'm starting back at square one. All I need is basic info for an idiot: links, books, academic papers etc. Nothing too complicated just info to get me started then I will branch out into the difficult stuff. Any help, comments or support will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokele Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 In what sense? I mean, very broadly, zoology studies animals, and animals evolve. Any study of biology involves evolution. If you're after organism-level animal biology in an evolutionary context, try Pough's Vertebrate Life. You can get the older editions for cheap, and they're very good (editions are just a way for textbook companies to scam you out of money). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pericles Posted February 5, 2010 Author Share Posted February 5, 2010 Thanks Mokele. I was looking to either study primatology or entomology. Do you know of any good books or links on these? And I guess anything on evolution for the layman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokele Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Sorry, not much clue on either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liarliarpof Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Check out the Wiki piece on, 'Molecular Phylogeny'. Though more 'top-down', you may find it enlightening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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