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Evolutionary ecology lies at a intersection of ecology and evolutionary biology. It approaches a survey of ecology around how else that explicitly considers a evolutionary histories of coinage & a interactions between the children. On a other hand, it may be seen as an approach to the learn of evolution that incorporates an understanding of the interactions between the metal money in dispute. A independent subfields of evolutionary ecology come life history evolution, sociobiology (the evolution of behavior), the evolution of interspecies relations (cooperation, predator/prey interactions, parasitism, mutualism) and a evolution of biodiversity and of communities.
Evolutionary ecologists
Richard Dawkins
Douglas Futuyma
E. O. Wilson
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Nature's Holism
Online book attempting a synthesis of contemporary ecological theory with concepts derived from Taoism.
Human Evolutionary Ecology Group
Research group convened by Ruth Mace at University College London studying human behaviour and life history as adaptations to local environments. Summaries of research projects and details of graduate study opportunities.
Evolutionary Ecology Research
A scientific journal which has some sample readings available. Articles are rather technical but provide a good insight into contemporary evolutionary research.
UCMP Evolution Wing
Excellent evolution resource provided by the University of California. Also contains an interesting account of Darwin's evolutionary antecendants.
Centre for the Study of Evolution - University of Sussex
A distinguished research group founded by the eminent Prof John Maynard-Smith. The group runs both under and post graduate courses on evolution and an 'all welcome' weekly seminar series.
International Journal of Organic Evolution
The objectives of the Society for the Study of Evolution, are the promotion of the study of organic evolution and the integration of the various fields of science concerned with evolution. This scientific journal has a good subject search facility
The Talk.Origins Archive: Exploring the Creation/Evolution/Intelligent Design Controversy
A useful indepth exploration of the creation/evolution controversy from a mainstream scientific perspective. Contains essays on the Earth's history and events relevant to evolutionary theory
Origin of the Species
Despite being published before the discovery of DNA, Darwin's 1859 classic remains a robust describtion of evolution by natural selection.
Evolution & Diversité Biologique laboratory
The Evolution & Diversité Biologique is a joint Research laboratory between CNRS and the Toulouse University Paul Sabatier. It deals with Ecological, Evolutionary and Biodiversity Research in various taxa as Mushrooms, Plants, Insects, Mammals and birds. Some English pages available.
Juan Armando Sanchez project: branching nature
A fully referenced devotion to the study of branching in nature i.e. organisms containing branching networks (corals and octocorals), and the tools to study branching.
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