The Causes of Evolution
# The Causes of Evolution

The Causes of Evolution is a 1932 book on evolution by J.B.S. Haldane (1990 edition ISBN 0-691-02442-1), based on a series of January 1931 lectures entitled "A Re-examination of Darwinism". It was influential in the founding of population genetics and the modern synthesis.

## Chapters

It contains the following chapters:

* Introduction
* Variation within a Species
* The Genetical Analysis of Interspecific Differences
* Natural Selection
* What is Fitness?
* Conclusion

The book also contains an extensive appendix containing the majority of Haldane's mathematical treatment of the subject.

