Evolutionary Genetics - Brossura

Maynard Smith, The Late Professor John

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ISBN 10: 0198502311 ISBN 13: 9780198502319

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 1998

Riassunto

The first edition of Maynard Smith's Evolutionary Genetics (first published in 1989) was welcomed as the first comprehensive introduction to the molecular and population aspects of evolutionary genetics, and has now become one of the definitive textbooks in the field. Aimed at advanced undergraduates in the biological sciences, the book covers basic population and quantitative genetics, evolutionary game theory, behavioural evolution, sexual selection and mating systems, speciation, and macroevolution. Theory and mathematics are clearly explained, with the aid of problems at the ends of the chapters, and the author takes care to place these within the context of questions central to current research in evolutionary biology. This Second Edition has been revised and updated throughout to reflect new findings and research interests. In the chapter on phenotypic evolution, the author incorporates new research on game theory. The discussions of sex and host-parasite interactions have been extensively revised and the author has added a new chapter on molecular genetics and the reconstruction of evolutionary history. Evolutionary Genetics remains the essential textbook for advanced undergraduates seeking a clear, comprehensive, and up-to-date account of the theory of evolutionary biology.

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Informazioni sull?autore

John Maynard Smith, Professor of Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG. Tel. 01273-606755.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0198502311
• ISBN 13: 9780198502319
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 348
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile