Relentless evolution / John N. Thompson.

Author/creator Thompson, John N., 1951-
Format Book
PublicationChicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
Copyright Date©2013
Descriptionix, 499 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The process of adaptation. Adaptive evolution ; Natural selection -- The ecological genetics of adaptation. Genes ; Genomes ; Coevolving genomes ; Conflicting genomes -- Variable selection and adaptation. Adaptive variation ; Recombination and reproduction ; Divergence and selection across environments ; Local adaptation -- The dynamics of coadaptation. Coevolutionary dynamics ; The geography of traits and outcomes ; Experimental evolution -- Diversification. Ecological speciation ; Reticulate diversification ; Species interactions and adaptive radiations ; The web of life -- Synthesis. Our changing perceptions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages [389]-488) and index.
LCCN 2012034475
ISBN9780226018614 (cloth : alkaline paper)
ISBN022601861X (cloth : alkaline paper)
ISBN9780226018898 (e-book)
ISBN022601889X (e-book)
ISBN9780226018751 (pbk.)
ISBN022601875X (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks QH366.2 .T54 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold