Books by Eric R. Pianka



Pianka, E. R. 1974. Evolutionary Ecology. First Edition. Harper and Row, New York. 356 pp. Selected as "This Week's Citation Classic" in Current Contents (Social and Behavioral Sciences) (1988), vol. 20 (no. 25): page 20, in Current Contents (Arts & Humanities) (1988), vol. 10 (no. 25): page 20, and Current Contents (Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences) (1988), vol. 19 (no. 25): page 20.) Download pdf of Book Review.


Pianka, E. R. 1978. Evolutionary Ecology. Second Edition. Harper and Row, New York, 397 pp.



Pianka, E. 1980. . Japanese Translation of Second Edition of Evolutionary Ecology. Japan Uni Agency, Inc. New York, 420 pp.


Pianka, E. R. 1981. Ekologia ewolucyjna. Polish Translation of First Edition of Evolutionary Ecology. Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, Warsaw. 342 pp.



Pianka, E. R. 1981. . Russian Translation of Second Edition of Evolutionary Ecology. Moscow. 399 pp.



Pianka, E. R. 1982. Ecologia evolutiva. Spanish Translation of Second Edition of Evolutionary Ecology. Ediciones Omega, Barcelona, Spain. 365 pp.


Pianka, E. R. 1983. Evolutionary Ecology. Third Edition. Harper and Row, New York. 416 pp.



Huey, R. B., E. R. Pianka, and T. W. Schoener (eds.) 1983. Lizard Ecology: Studies of a Model Organism. Harvard University Press. 501 pp. Download pdf of Book Review.


Pianka, E. R. 1986. Ecology and Natural History of Desert Lizards. Analyses of the Ecological Niche and Community Structure. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. Download pdf of Book Review. Download pdf of another Book Review. Download pdf of yet another Book Review.


Pianka, E. R. 1988. Evolutionary Ecology. Fourth Edition. Harper and Row, New York. 468 pp.



Pianka, E. R. 1994. Evolutionary Ecology.
Fifth Edition. HarperCollins, New York. 486 pp.




Pianka, E. R. 1994. The Lizard Man Speaks. University of Texas Press, Austin. 192 pp.
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Vitt, L. J. and E. R. Pianka (eds.) 1994. Lizard Ecology: Historical and Experimental Perspectives. Princeton University Press. 403 pp. Download pdf of Book Review.


Saurologists Eric Pianka and Laurie Vitt, circa 1991.



Pianka, E. R. 2000. Evolutionary Ecology. Sixth Edition. Benjamin-Cummings, Addison-Wesley-Longman. San Francisco. 528 pp.



Pianka, E. R. and Vitt, L. J. 2003. Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity. University of California Press, 348 pp. Download pdf of Chapter 10. Best Non-Fiction Book, Oklahoma Center for the Book, 2004. Download pdf of Book Review. Amazon.com Reviews Read selected pages

Grand Prize, Robert W. Hamilton Book Awards, 2005 Plaque.



Pianka, E. R. and D. R. King, eds.
2004. Varanoid Lizards of the World. Indiana University Press. Download pdf of Book Review. Peruse selected pages on line at Google. Click to enlarge



Pianka, E. R. 2006. Greek Translation of Sixth Edition of Evolutionary Ecology. Crete University Press.



Lizard Kings. 2009. PBS NOVA Video showcasing
some of Eric R. Pianka's research on monitor lizards in the Great Victoria Desert of Western Australia.
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Lizard Kings. 2010. Video showcasing Eric R. Pianka's research on monitor lizards in the Great Victoria Desert of Western Australia. With behind the scenes videos. Australian Broadcasting Company.


M. Hutchins, V. Geist, and E. R. Pianka, eds. 2011. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, Evolution.
Gale Publishing Group.



Pianka, E. R. 2011. Evolutionary Ecology -- eBook. Seventh Edition. Read selected pages. Buy from Google Read on line


Pianka, E. R. 2017 (Reprint of 1986 book). Ecology and Natural History of Desert Lizards. Analyses of the Ecological Niche and Community Structure. Princeton Legacy Library, Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. Download pdf of Book Review. Download pdf of another Book Review. Download pdf of yet another Book Review.

Pianka, E. R. and L. J. Vitt. 2019. Our One and Only Spaceship: Denial, Delusion, and the Population Crisis. Available from Barnes & Noble Review

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