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Selection - The Mechanism of Evolution (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
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Selection - The Mechanism of Evolution (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
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This book adopts an experimental approach to understanding the
mechanisms of evolution and the nature of evolutionary processes,
with examples drawn from microbial, plant and animal systems. It
incorporates insights from remarkable recent advances in
theoretical modeling, and the fields of molecular genetics and
environmental genomics.
Adaptation is caused by selection continually winnowing the
genetic variation created by mutation. In the last decade, our
knowledge of how selection operates on populations in the field and
in the laboratory has increased enormously, and the principal aim
of this book is to provide an up-to-date account of selection as
the principal agent of evolution. In the classical Fisherian model,
weak selection acting on many genes of small effect over long
periods of time is responsible for driving slow and gradual change.
However, it is now clear that adaptation in laboratory populations
often involves strong selection acting on a few genes of large
effect, while in the wild selection is often strong and highly
variable in space and time. Indeed these results are changing our
perception of how evolutionary change takes place. This book
summarizes our current understanding of the causes and consequences
of selection, with an emphasis on quantitative and experimental
studies. It includes the latest research into experimental
evolution, natural selection in the wild, artificial selection,
selfish genetic elements, selection in social contexts, sexual
selection, and speciation.
Selection: The Mechanism of Evolution is an advanced textbook
suitable for senior undergraduate and graduate students taking
courses in evolutionary biology, ecology, populationgenetics, and
experimental evolution. It will also be a valuable reference tool
for those professional researchers in these fields requiring an
authoritative and up-to-date overview of the topic, as well as
providing an accessible treatment of evolutionary mechanisms for
molecular and cellular biologists.
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