This collection of twenty essays covers the whole range of Maynard Smith's work. It is divided into three sections:

• Population Genetics and Evolution Theory
• Adaptation, Constraints and Patterns of Evolution
• Evolutionary Ecology of Sex

The essays vary a lot in style and approach, but are generally pitched at the level of biologists outside the particular field. Between them they provide a good overview of current work in evolutionary biology.

October 1992

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