Ambrosio García Leal (Barbate, 1958) is a biologist. He has a doctorate degree in the
Philosophy of Science from the UAB and has done research in the fields of
ecology, biothermodynamics and the theory of complex adaptive
systems. In recent years, his interests have derived towards the philosophy of
biology and the evolution of sex in Darwinist theory. He has worked closely for
years with the Metatemas collection in Tusquets Editores and has collaborated as a scientific consultant at
CosmoCaixa. He has written the books La conjura de los
machos (A Confederacy of Males)
and El sexo de las lagartijas (The Sex of Lizards), both published by
Tusquets Editores.