Evolution

From Molecules to Ecosystems
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-19-851543-2
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 804 g

Less than 150 years have elapsed since the publication of Darwin's seminal work on evolution by natural selection, yet in this short period of time evolutionary theory has transformed our thinking in all aspects of human endeavor. The rapid progress that has been made, particularly in the last decades, is reflected in this book, which illustrates many key advances in the field and provides a sampler of the diversity of questions and research approaches that constitute the modern study of evolution.

With contributions from leading experts, "Evolution: from molecules to ecosystems" addresses issues ranging from the fate of mutations to the origin of new genes, from mechanisms of speciation to patterns of radiation after mass extinctions, from recent migrations to ancient relationships, from symbiosis to virulent disease, and from the origin of play to perceptions of beauty. The book is designed to be advanced and up-to-date, but at the same time accessible and relevant to readers from the fields of genetics, ecology, animal behavior, anthropology and evolutionary biology. It will be particularly useful as a companion text for introductory and upper level courses in evolutionary biology.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Humangenetik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Tiergenetik, Reproduktion
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Molekularbiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- THE GENETIC MACHINERY OF EVOLUTION

- 1: Ohta: Near neutrality and its implications for evolution

- 2: Aguade, Rozas and Segarra: Inferring the action of natural selection from DNA sequence comparisons: data from Drosophila

- 3: Garcia-Dorado, Lopez-Fanjul and Caballero: Rates and effects of deleterious mutations and their evolutionary consequences

- 4: Lynch: Gene duplication and evolution

- 5: Bergman and Patel: The evolution of gene regulation: approaches and implications

- 6: Gonzalez-Candelas, Ho, Casa and Kresovich: Genomics and evolution: the path ahead

- MOLECULAR VARIATION AND EVOLUTION

- 7: Holmes: The evolution of virulence in AIDS viruses

- 8: Rich and Ayala: Evolution and population structure of parasitic protozoa: the Plasmodium model

- 9: van Ham, Moya and Latorre: The evolution of endosymbiosis in insects

- THE ECOLOGICAL AND BIOGEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT OF EVOLUTIONARY CHANGE

- 10: Lampert: Evolutionary ecology: natural selection in freshwater systems

- 11: DeMeester, Gomez and Simon: Evolutionary and ecological genetics of cyclical parthenogens

- 12: Serra, Snell and King: The timing of sex in cyclical parthenogenetic rotifers

- 13: Denno and Peterson: From ecosystems to molecules: cascading effects of habitat persistence on dispersal strategies and the genetic structure of populations

- 14: Hewitt: Using molecules to understand the distribution of animal and plant diversity

- SPECIATION AND MAJOR EVOLUTIONARY EVENTS

- 15: Schilthuizen and Scott: Allopatric speciation: not so simple after all

- 16: Fontdevila: Introgression and hybrid speciation via transposition

- 17: Michod and Nedelcu: Cooperation and conflict during the unicellular-multicellular and prokaryotic-eukaryotic transitions

- 18: Zardoya and Meyer: Molecular evidence on the origin of and the phylogenetic relationships among the major groups of verebrates

- 19: Erwin: Mass extinctions and evolutionary radiations

- BEHAVIOR, EVOLUTION AND HUMAN AFFAIRS

- 20: Burghardt: Play: how evolution can explain the most mysterious behavior of all

- 21: Thornhill and Gangestad: The evolutionary psychology of human physical attraction and attractiveness

- 22: Bertanpetit and Calafell: Genome views on human evolution

- 23: Dennett: Could there be a Darwinian account of human creativity?

Über Autor(innen)

Andres Moya
Professor of Genetics, Cavanilles Institute for Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology and Department of Genetics, University of Valencia, Spain
Born: Valencia, Spain 1956

Enrique Font
Associate Professor of Zoology, Cavanilles Institute for Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology and Department of Zoology, University of Valencia, Spain
Born: Valencia, Spain 1959