[ECOLOG-L] Evolution textbook for non-majors?

2010-09-02 Thread Christopher Jensen
Hello all! I am teaching a non-majors evolution course (http://www.christopherxjjensen.com/teaching/courses/evolution/) and have been using the McGraw-Hill textbook An Introduction to Biological Evolution by Kenneth Kardong. This book is working but I am considering a switch to a different book.

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Evolution textbook for non-majors?

2010-09-02 Thread Madhusudan Katti
I haven't taught a non-majors evolution class, but do teach an upper div core Evolution class for our majors. I think The Tangled Bank would make an excellent textbook for non-majors. Carl Zimmer writes really well, and has put together a wonderful overview of evolutionary biology in a way that