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Theoretical Biology, Evolution & Racial Anthropology Reading List

Essential Readings in Biosemiotics: Anthology and Commentary – Donald Favareau

A Biosemiotic Ontology: The Philosophy of Giorgio Prodi – Felice Cimatti

Peirce and Biosemiotics: A Guess at the Riddle of Life – Vinicius Romanini, Eliseo Fernández

Jakob von Uexküll: The Discovery of the Umwelt Between Biosemiotics and Theoretical Biology – Carlo Brentari

Theoretical Biology - Jakob von Uexküll

Instinctive Behaviour: The Development of a Modern Concept – Jacob von Uexküll, D. J. Kuenen, Konrad Z. Lorenz, Nicholas Tinbergen, Paul H. Schiller

Sensing the World – Moreland Perkins

Origins of Mind – Liz Swan

Biopoetics: Towards an Existential Ecology – Andreas Weber

King Solomon's Ring - Konrad Z. Lorenz

Animal Nature and Human Nature -  W.H. Thorpe

A Critical Companion to Zoosemiotics: People, Paths, Ideas – Dario Martinelli

How Animals Communicate – Thomas A. Sebeok

Approaches to Animal Communication – Thomas A Sebeok, Alexandra Ramsay

The Forms of Meaning: Modelling Systems Theory and Semiotic Analysis – Thomas A. Sebeok, Marcel Danesi

Nonverbal Communication, Interaction, and Gesture – Adam Kendon, Thomas A. Sebeok, Jean Umiker-Sebeok

Dog Mind, Dog Body: Exploring Canine Consciousness and Total Well-Being – Michael W. Fox

Behaviour of Dogs, Wolves, and Related Canids – Michael W. Fox

What is your Dog Saying? – Michael W. Fox

 

Dogs Never Lie About Love – Jeffrey Masson

The Emperor’s Embrace: Reflections on Animal Families and Fatherhood – Jeffrey Masson

Beasts: What Animals Can Teach Us About Human Nature – Jeffrey Masson

When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals – Jeffrey Masson, Susan McCarthy

Animal Passions and Beastly Virtues: Reflections on Redecorating Nature – Marc Bekoff

Why Dogs Hump and Bees Get Depressed: The Fascinating Science of Animal Intelligence, Emotions, Friendship, and Conservation – Marc Bekoff

The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy - Marc Bekoff

Animals Matter: A Biologist Explains Why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect - Marc Bekoff

Why Buffalo Dance: Animal and Wilderness Meditations Through the Seasons – Susan Chernak McElroy

The Genius of Dogs – Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods

When Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness - David M. Pena-Guzman

How to Be Your Pet’s Best Friend – Michael W. Fox

Homemade for Hamsters – Carin Oliver

The Guide to Owning a Hamster – Anmarie Barrie

 

The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals – Charles Darwin

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex – Charles Darwin

Voyage of the Beagle – Charles Darwin

The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Part I: Fossil Mammalia – Charles Darwin

The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Part II: Fossil Mammalia – Charles Darwin

The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Part III: Birds – Charles Darwin

The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Part IV: Fish – Charles Darwin

The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Part V: Reptiles – Charles Darwin

The Origin of Species – Charles Darwin

 

In Search of Nature – E. O. Wilson

The Sea Around Us - Rachel L. Carson

The World of Shells - Robert Scase, Eric Storey

The World of the Arctic Whales: Belugas, Bowheads, and Narwhals – Stefani Paine

Great White Shark - Richard Ellis, John E. McCosker

World Encyclopaedia of Animals - Elena Marcon, Manuel Mongini

The Natural World - James Mitchell

A Field Guide in Colour to Animal Tracks - Miroslav Bouchner

A Field Guide to the British Countryside - Alfred Leutscher

 

Mendel’s Principles of Heredity: A Defence, with a Translation of Mendel’s Original Papers on Hybridisation - William Bateson

Introduction to Mendelian Genetics and Gene Action – Paul W. Sciulli

The Mechanism of Mendelian Heredity – T. H. Morgan, A. H. Sturtevant, H. J. Muller

Gregor Mendel: His Life and Legacy – Daniel J. Fairbanks

 

Guide to Fossil Man – Michael H. Day

African Genesis: A Personal Investigation into the Animal Origins of Nature and Man - Robert Ardrey

The Territorial Imperative: A Personal Enquiry into the Animal Origins of Property and Nations - Robert Ardrey

The Social Contract: A Personal Inquiry into the Evolutionary Sources of Order and Disorder - Robert Ardrey

The Hunting Hypothesis: A Personal Conclusion Concerning the Evolutionary Nature of Man - Robert Ardrey

Manwatching – Desmond Morris

Promethean Mind: Reflections on the Origins of Mind - Charles L. Lumsden, Edward O. Wilson

Sociobiology: The New Synthesis - Edward O. Wilson

Selected Readings in Sociobiology - James H. Hunt

Evolution & Individual Behaviour: An Introduction to Human Sociobiology - Christopher Badcock

The Shaping of Man: Philosophical Aspects of Sociobiology - Robert Trigg

Becoming Human: A Theory of Ontogeny – Michael Tomasello

Ontogeny, Phylogeny, and Historical Development – Sidney Strauss

 

Genetics and the Races of Man: An Introduction to Modern Physical Anthropology - William C. Boyd

Why Race Matters – Michael Levin

The Bell Curve – Charles Murray, Richard J. Herrnstein

Human Diversity: The Biology of Gender, Race, and Class - Charles Murray

Facing Reality: Two Truth about Race in America – Charles Murray

The Essential Difference: The Truth About the Male and Female Brain – Simon Baron-Cohen

Sex Differences in Intelligence: The Developmental Theory – Richard Lynn

Race Differences in Intelligence – Richard Lynn

The Global Bell Curve: Race, IQ and Inequality Worldwide - Richard Lynn

Race Differences in Psychopathic Personality: An Evolutionary Perspective - Richard Lynn

IQ and Racial Differences – Henry E Garrett

The g Factor: The Science of Mental Ability – Arthur R. Jensen

An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races - Arthur Joseph Comte de Gobineau

Race - John R. Baker

Racial Hybridity - Philip Jones

Race and Reason – Carleton Putnam

Raciology: The Science of the Hereditary Traits of Peoples - Vladimir Avdeyev

The Influence of Race in History – Gustave Le Bon, Philip V. N. Myers

The Racial Origins of the Founders of America – Madison Grant

Old and New Aspects of the Aryan Question, vol. 5, 1899 - Georges Vacher de Lapouge

The Passing of the Great Race: The Racial Basis of European History - Madison Grant

The Races of Europe: A Sociological Study - William Z. Ripley

Race, Evolution, and Behaviour: A Life History Perspective – J. Philippe Rushton

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