Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics(1st Edition)

Authors:

Prof Stevan J Arnold

Type:Hardcover/ PaperBack / Loose Leaf
Condition: Used/New

In Stock: 2 Left

Shipment time

Expected shipping within 2 - 3 Days
Access to 35 Million+ Textbooks solutions Free
Ask Unlimited Questions from expert AI-Powered Answers 30 Min Free Tutoring Session
7 days-trial

Total Price:

$0

List Price: $20.45 Savings: $20.45 (100%)
Access to 30 Million+ solutions
Ask 50 Questions from expert AI-Powered Answers 24/7 Tutor Help Detailed solutions for Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics

Price:

$9.99

/month

Book details

ISBN: 0192859390, 978-0192859396

Book publisher: Oxford University Press

Book Price $0 : Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics (EQG) Provides A Formal Theoretical Foundation For Quantitatively Linking Natural Selection And Genetic Variation To The Rate And Expanse Of Adaptive Evolution. It Has Become The Dominant Conceptual Framework For Interpreting The Evolution Of Quantitative Traits In Terms Of Elementary Forces (mutation, Inheritance, Selection, And Drift). Despite This Success, The Relevance Of EQG To Many Biological Scenarios Remains Relatively Unappreciated, With Numerous Fields Yet To Fully Embrace Its Approach. Part Of The Reason For This Lag Is That Conceptual Advances In EQG Have Not Yet Been Fully Synthesized And Made Accessible To A Wider Academic Audience. A Comprehensive, Accessible Overview Is Therefore Now Timely, And Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics Provides This Much-needed Synthesis.The Central Argument Of The Book Is That An Adaptive Landscape Concept Can Be Used To Understand Both Evolutionary Process Within Lineages And The Pattern Of Adaptive Radiations. In Particular, It Provides A Convincing Argument That Models With A Moving Adaptive Peak Carry Us Further Than Any Other Conceptual Approach Yet Devised. Although Additive Theory Holds Center Stage, The Book Mentions And References Departures From Additivity Including Non-Gaussian Distributions Of Allelic Effects, Dominance, Epistasis, Maternal Effects And Phenotypic Plasticity. This Accessible, Advanced Textbook Is Aimed Principally At Students (from Senior Undergraduate To Postgraduate) As Well As Practising Scientists In The Fields Of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology, Physiology, Functional Morphology, Developmental Biology, Comparative Biology, Paleontology, And Beyond Who Are Interested In How Adaptive Radiations Are Produced By Evolutionary And Ecological Processes.