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Preface

The intent of this book is to present a concise history of scientific thought and the topic of evolution along with the understanding of the evolution of behavior from single cell organisms to humans with many original ideas. The ideas come from many decades of university teaching, research, and study.

Any attempt to cover such a large span of life must be a selective survey of example phyla and species because the field is immense. Any one species could occupy an entire career of study. Hopefully, this book will interest readers to pursue the topic of the evolution of behavior and specific species more intensively.

In acknowledgement, I want to thank my wife, Ruth A. Weiss, for her encouragement and enablement in the creation of this book. I also want to thank William J. Cook, Delaney Johnson, and Joseph Selm, for their assistance and advice.

To conclude, I am offering some of my animal poetry.