Evolutionary Genetics From Molecules to Morphology Hardcover 9780521571234

Description: Evolutionary Genetics: From Molecules to Morphology Cambridge University Press Hardcover Unused and unread, minor cosmetic imperfections such as scuffing or minor creasing. Stamped 'damaged' by publisher to a non-text page. EAN: 9780521571234 Published 08/06/2000 Language: English Richard Lewontin is undoubtedly one of the most distinguished evolutionary biologists of our time. He has contributed to science not only by his own work on evolutionary theory and molecular variation and by his influence on the many young scientists who have worked with him but also by asking us to think about the relationships between the science we do and that world we do it in. Sciences in general, and the life sciences in particular, need their own critic, and Lewontin has been an untiring critic of science and its relevance to society. This collection of essays, first published in 2000, was produced in honour of Lewontin's 65th birthday. The volume has a comprehensive coverage of modern evolutionary genetics from molecules to morphology by a group of star authors, including his students and colleagues. The areas covered are: the mathematical and molecular foundations of population genetics, molecular variation and evolution, selection and genetic polymorphisms, linkage and breeding system evolution, quantitative genetics and phenotypic evolution, gene flow and population structure, speciation, behaviour, and ecology. The volume brings out the central role of evolutionary genetics in all aspects of its connection to evolutionary biology and is a must for all graduate students and researchers in evolutionary biology. List of contributors Preface Rama Singh and Costas Krimbas Part A. Population Genetics Problems, Foundations and Historical Perspectives Introduction Costas Krimbas 1. The problem of population genetics Richard Lewontin The mathematical foundations of population genetics W. J. Ewens 3. A natural historian's view of heterosis and related topics Bruce Wallace 4. The molecular foundation of population genetics Rama Singh, Walter Eanes, Donal Hickey, Margaret Riley, Lynn King Part B. Molecular Variation and Evolution Introduction Marty Kreitman 5. Population genetics and evolutionary genetics of codon bias Marty Kreitman and Marcos Antezana 6. Gene conversion is a major determinant of genetic diversity at the DNA level Andrew Berry and Antonio Barbadilla 7. Evidence for balancing, directional, and background selection in molecular evolution Steve Schaeffer and Montse Aguade Part C. Selection and Genetic Polymorphisms Introduction Phil Hedrick and Tim Prout 8. Aspects of fitness Freddy Christiansen and Tim Prout 9. Opposing selection Tim Prout 10. Analysis of selection in laboratory and field populations Einar Arnason and Stuart Barker 11. Genetics of complex polymorphisms parasites and maintenance of the MHC variation Phil Hedrick and Timothy Kim 12. The population biology of antibiotic resistance Bruce Levin Part D. Linkage, Breeding Systems and Evolution Introduction Ian Franklin 13. The equilibrium theory of one and two locus systems Ian Franklin and Marty Feldman 14. Inversion polymorphisms in Drosophila Costas Krimbas and Jeff Powell 15. The evolution of breeding systems Marcy Uyenoyama 16. The evolution of sex and recombination Donal Hickey Part E. Quantitative Genetics and Phenotypic Evolution Introduction Richard Frankham 17. Quantitative genetics and phenotypic evolution Russell Lande 18. Nature of quantitative genetic variation Richard Frankham and Kenneth Weber 19. The maintenance of genetic variation in life history traits Brian Charlesworth and Kim Hughes 20. Population genetics and life-history evolution Lloyd Demetrius Part F. Gene Flow, Population Structure and Evolution Introduction Monty Slatkin 21. A coalescent view of the population structure Monty Slatkin 22. Population genetics and evolution of animal mitochondrial DNA E. Zouros and David Rand 23. Genetic structure and evolution in parthenogenetic animals Dave Parker and Monica Niklasson 24. Genetic structure of prokaryotic populations Fred Cohan Part G. Population genetics and speciation Introduction Rama Singh 25. Sexual selection in populations the facts require a change in the genetic definition of the species Hampton Carson 26. The role of selection in speciation Judith Masters 27. The evolutionary genetics of speciation Jerry Coyne and Allen Orr 28. Toward a unified theory of speciation Rama Singh Part H. Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution Introduction Subodh Jain 29. From population genetics to evolutionary genetics a view through the trees Joseph Felsenstein 30. Attitudes to animal behaviour John Maynard Smith 31. The evolution of social behaviour Deborah Gordon 32. Population genetics and evolutionary ecology a progress report Subodh Jain Index. 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