Evolutionary Genetics: Concepts and Case Studies

Charles Fox and Jason Wolf have brought together leading researchers to produce a cutting-edge primer introducing readers to the major concepts in modern evolutionary genetics. This book spans the continuum of scale, from studies of DNA sequence evolution through proteins and development to
multivariate phenotypic evolution, and the continuum of time, from ancient events that lead to current species diversity to the rapid evolution seen over relatively short time scales in experimental evolution studies. Chapters are accessible to an audience lacking extensive background in
evolutionaryy genetics but also current and in-depth enough to be of value to established researchers in evolution biology.


Author: Charles W. Fox
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 04/27/2006
Pages: 608
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.80lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.31d
ISBN: 9780195168174

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 09/01/2006 pg. 55

About the Author

Charles Fox is an evolutionary ecologist who uses quantitative genetic approaches to study evolution and adaptation of ecologically important traits. He has coedited two previous books for Oxford University Press, Maternal Effects as Adaptations (1998) and Evolutionary Ecology: Concepts and Case Studies (2001).

Jason Wolf is an evolutionary geneticist who integrates empirical and theoretical quantitative and population genetics to study the evolution of complex traits. He coedited Epistasis and the Evolutionary Process (2000).

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