Cover: Elements of Evolutionary Genetics, 1st Edition by Brian Charlesworth; Deborah Charlesworth

Elements of Evolutionary Genetics

First  Edition©2010  Brian Charlesworth; Deborah Charlesworth

ISBN:9780981519425

About

Discover why the methods of evolutionary genetics are critically important for our understanding of evolution in general. Elements of Evolutionary Genetics teaches you how models of the genetic processes involved in evolution are made, and how theyre used to interpret classical and molecular genetic data.

Table of Contents

1. Variability and its measurement
2. Basic selection theory and the maintenance of variation
3. Directional selection and adaptation
4. Migration, mutation and selection
5. The evolutionary effects of finite population size: basic theory
6. Molecular evolution and variation
7. Genetic effects of spatial structure
8. Multiple sites and loci
9. The evolution of breeding systems, sex ratios and life histories
10. Some Topics in Genome Evolution
Mathematical and Statistical Appendix

Brian Charlesworth

Brian and Deborah Charlesworth obtained PhDs in genetics at the University of Cambridge, and have subsequently worked at the Universities of Liverpool, Sussex, Chicago, and Edinburgh. They are the authors of Evolution: A Very Short Introduction, a book for the general public. Brian is a Fellow of the Royal Society and Honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Deborah is a Fellow of the Royal Society. Both currently work on questions in population genetics, molecular and genome evolution, and also on mating system evolution.

Deborah Charlesworth

Brian and Deborah Charlesworth obtained PhDs in genetics at the University of Cambridge, and have subsequently worked at the Universities of Liverpool, Sussex, Chicago, and Edinburgh. They are the authors of Evolution: A Very Short Introduction, a book for the general public. Brian is a Fellow of the Royal Society and Honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Deborah is a Fellow of the Royal Society. Both currently work on questions in population genetics, molecular and genome evolution, and also on mating system evolution.