On Evolution
Gebonden Engels 2007 9780801886881Samenvatting
John Avise is one of the most distinguished evolutionary biologists of our time. His groundbreaking work with mitochondrial DNA created the entire discipline of phylogeography and his work on the Pleistocene refugia hypothesis redirected scientific thinking about patterns of distribution. Spanning a remarkable thirty-five-year career, the essays gathered here were rewritten from his previously published articles and represent the first single-volume collection of Avise's work. Moving through various questions in evolutionary biology, these eclectic essays reveal Avise's unique perspectives on major topics in the field. From how to define a species to the folly of faulty applications of cladistics to connections between conservation and evolutionary biology, "On Evolution" takes the reader on a personal journey into the mind of one of the world's leading evolutionists.
Specificaties
Lezersrecensies
Inhoudsopgave
Preface
Genetic Differentiation during Speciation
Molecular Variability and Hypothesis Testing: An Ode to Electrophoresis
The Pocket Gopher
Gene Trees and Organismal Histories
Nature's Family Archives
Molecular Clones within Organismal Clones
Aging, Sexual Reproduction, and DNA Repair
The Real Message from Biosphere
Conservation Genetics and Sea Turtles
The History and Purview of Phylogeography
Cladists in Wonderland
Evolving Genomic Metaphors: A New Look at the Language of DNA
Genetic Mating Systems and Reproductive Natural Histories of Fishes
An American Naturalist's Impressions on Australian Biodiversity
The Best and the Worst of Times for Evolutionary Biology
Models, Metaphors, and Machines
Evolution's Unanswered Questions
Source Articles
Index
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