Conceptual Breakthroughs In Evolutionary Genetics

Author : John C. Avise
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780124202375

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Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics by John C. Avise Pdf

Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics is a pithy, lively book occupying a special niche—the conceptual history of evolutionary genetics— not inhabited by any other available treatment. Written by a world-leading authority in evolutionary genetics, this work encapsulates and ranks 70 of the most significant paradigm shifts in evolutionary biology and genetics during the century-and-a-half since Darwin and Mendel. The science of evolutionary genetics is central to all of biology, but many students and other practitioners have little knowledge of its historical roots and conceptual developments. This book fills that knowledge gap in a thought-provoking and readable format. This fascinating chronological journey along the many conceptual pathways to our modern understanding of evolutionary and genetic principles is a wonderful springboard for discussions in undergraduate or graduate seminars in evolutionary biology and genetics. But more than that, anyone interested in the history and philosophy of science will find much of value between its covers. Provides a relative ranking of 70 seminal breakthroughs and paradigm shifts in the field of evolutionary biology and genetics Modular format permits ready access to each described subject Historical overview of a field whose concepts are central to all of biology and relevant to a broad audience of biologists, science historians, and philosophers of science Extensively cross-referenced with a guide to landmark papers and books for each topic

Author : Laurence Mueller
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128160145

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Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Ecology by Laurence Mueller Pdf

Although biologists recognize evolutionary ecology by name, many only have a limited understanding of its conceptual roots and historical development. Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Ecology fills that knowledge gap in a thought-provoking and readable format. Written by a world-renowned evolutionary ecologist, this book embodies a unique blend of expertise in combining theory and experiment, population genetics and ecology. Following an easily-accessible structure, this book encapsulates and chronologizes the history behind evolutionary ecology. It also focuses on the integration of age-structure and density-dependent selection into an understanding of life-history evolution. Covers over 60 seminal breakthroughs and paradigm shifts in the field of evolutionary biology and ecology Modular format permits ready access to each described subject Historical overview of a field whose concepts are central to all of biology and relevant to a broad audience of biologists, science historians, and philosophers of science

Author : Charles W. Fox,Jason B. Wolf
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2006-04-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 0199775044

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Evolutionary Genetics by Charles W. Fox,Jason B. Wolf Pdf

Charles Fox and Jason Wolf have brought together leading researchers to produce a cutting-edge primer introducing readers to the major concepts in modern evolutionary genetics. This book spans the continuum of scale, from studies of DNA sequence evolution through proteins and development to multivariate phenotypic evolution, and the continuum of time, from ancient events that lead to current species diversity to the rapid evolution seen over relatively short time scales in experimental evolution studies. Chapters are accessible to an audience lacking extensive background in evolutionaryy genetics but also current and in-depth enough to be of value to established researchers in evolution biology.

Author : Peter J. Beurton,Raphael Falk,Hans-Jörg Rheinberger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2000-05-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780521771870

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The Concept of the Gene in Development and Evolution by Peter J. Beurton,Raphael Falk,Hans-Jörg Rheinberger Pdf

Advances in molecular biological research in the latter half of the twentieth century have made the story of the gene vastly complicated: the more we learn about genes, the less sure we are of what a gene really is. Knowledge about the structure and functioning of genes abounds, but the gene has also become curiously intangible. This collection of essays renews the question: what are genes? Philosophers, historians and working scientists re-evaluate the question in this volume, treating the gene as a focal point of interdisciplinary and international research. It will be of interest to professionals and students in the philosophy and history of science, genetics and molecular biology.

Author : Michael D. Breed
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128095454

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Conceptual Breakthroughs in Ethology and Animal Behavior by Michael D. Breed Pdf

Conceptual Breakthroughs in Ethology and Animal Behavior highlights, through concise summaries, the most important discoveries and scientific revolutions in animal behavior. These are assessed for their relative impact on the field and their significance to the forward motion of the science of animal behavior. Eighty short essays capture the moment when a new concept emerged or a publication signaled a paradigm shift. How the new understanding came about is explained, and any continuing controversy or scientific conversation on the issue is highlighted. Behavior is a rich and varied field, drawing on genetics, evolution, physiology, and ecology to inform its principles, and this book embraces the wealth of knowledge that comes from the unification of these fields around the study of animals in motion. The chronological organization of the essays makes this an excellent overview of the history of animal behavior, ethology, and behavioral ecology. The work includes such topics as Darwin’s role in shaping the study of animal behavior, the logic of animal contests, cognition, empathy in animals, and animal personalities. Succinct accounts of new revelations about behavior through scientific investigation and scrutiny reveal the fascinating story of this field. Similar to Dr. John Avise’s Contemporary Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics, the work is structured into vignettes that describe the conceptual revolution and assess the impact of the conceptual change, with a score, which ranges from 1-10, providing an assessment of the impact of the new findings on contemporary science. Features a lively, brisk writing style and brief entries to enable easy, enjoyable access to this essential information Includes topics that cover the range of behavioral biology from mechanism to behavioral ecology Can also be used as supplemental material for an undergraduate animal behavior course, or as the foundational text for an upper level or graduate discussion course in advanced animal behavior

Author : Glenn-Peter Sætre,Mark Ravinet
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Cladistic analysis
ISBN : 0198830920

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Evolutionary Genetics by Glenn-Peter Sætre,Mark Ravinet Pdf

This book covers all the major components of modern evolutionary genetics including population genetics, molecular evolution, speciation, organismal evolution, and phylogenetics

Author : S. Sarkar
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401128568

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The Founders of Evolutionary Genetics by S. Sarkar Pdf

genetics. " It is simply the appropriation of that term, very likely with insufficient knowledge and respect for its past usage. For that, the Editor alone is responsible and requests tolerance. He has, as far as he can tell, no intention or desire to use it for any historiographical purposes other than that just mentioned. Even more important, the decision to consider Muller together with Fisher, Haldane and Wright is also not original. Crow (1984) has already done so, arguing persua sively that Muller was "keenly interested in evolution and made sub stantial contributions to the development of the neo-Darwinian view. " Crow's reasons for considering these four figures together and the reasons discussed above are complementary. This book continues a historiographical choice he initiated; others will have to judge whether it is appropriate. The foregoing considerations were intended to show why Fisher, Haldane, Muller and Wright should be considered together in the history of theoretical evolutionary genetics. I By a welcome stroke of luck, from the point of view of the Editor, all four of these figures were born almost together, between 1889 and 1892, and almost exactly a century ago. It therefore seemed appropriate to use their birth cente naries to consider their work together. A conference was held at Boston University, on March 6, 1990, under the auspices of the Boston Center for the Philosophy and History of Science, to discuss their work. This book has emerged mainly from that conference.

Author : R. S. Singh,Costas B. Krimbas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2000-03-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521571235

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Evolutionary Genetics by R. S. Singh,Costas B. Krimbas Pdf

This book brings out the central role of evolutionary genetics in all aspects of its connection to evolutionary biology.

Author : Lauren Acosta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1682867951

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Evolutionary Genetics: Concepts and Applications by Lauren Acosta Pdf

The study of the changes in an organism's genome expressed with time and the influence the organism's evolutionary past has on it, is studied under evolutionary genetics. Such changes occur within and between populations. This area of genetic study is under the domain of population genetics. It is vital to the development of modern evolutionary synthesis. Adaptation, population structure, speciation, dominance, epistasis, etc. are fundamental areas in the understanding of evolutionary genetics. Studies in these fields allow an understanding of the levels of genetic variation, demographic inference, evolution of genetic systems and detection of the genes undergoing selection. This book discusses the fundamentals as well as modern approaches of evolutionary genetics. Also included herein is a detailed explanation of the various concepts and applications of evolutionary genetics. It aims to serve as a resource guide to population geneticists, evolutionary geneticists, biologists, researchers and students involved in this area of study.

Author : Rama S. Singh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521620708

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Thinking about Evolution by Rama S. Singh Pdf

Originally published in 2001, this is the second of two volumes published by Cambridge University Press in honour of Richard Lewontin. This second volume of essays honours the philosophical, historical and political dimensions of his work. It is fitting that the volume covers such a wide range of perspectives on modern biology, given the range of Lewontin's own contributions. He is not just a very successful practitioner of evolutionary genetics, but a rigorous critic of the practices of genetics and evolutionary biology and an articulate analyst of the social, political and economic contexts and consequences of genetic and evolutionary research. The volume begins with an essay by Lewontin on Natural History and Formalism in Evolutionary Genetics, and includes contributions by former students, post-docs, colleagues and collaborators, which cover issues ranging from the history and conceptual foundations of evolutionary biology and genetics, to the implications of human genetic diversity.

Author : David T. Parkin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015005794352

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An Introduction to Evolutionary Genetics by David T. Parkin Pdf

Author : Glenn-Peter St̆re,SAETRE & RAVINET.,Mark Ravinet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-18
Category : Evolutionary genetics
ISBN : 019186899X

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Evolutionary Genetics by Glenn-Peter St̆re,SAETRE & RAVINET.,Mark Ravinet Pdf

This book covers all the major components of modern evolutionary genetics including population genetics, molecular evolution, speciation, organismal evolution, and phylogenetics.

Author : Charles W. Fox,Jason B. Wolf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Evolutionary genetics
ISBN : 0197700950

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Evolutionary Genetics by Charles W. Fox,Jason B. Wolf Pdf

Author : Kenneth R. Arnold,Michael R. Rose
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128215463

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Conceptual Breakthroughs in The Evolutionary Biology of Aging by Kenneth R. Arnold,Michael R. Rose Pdf

Conceptual Breakthroughs in the Evolutionary Biology of Aging continues the innovative Conceptual Breakthroughs series by providing a comprehensive outline of the major breakthroughs that built the evolutionary biology of aging as a leading scientific field. Following the evolutionary study of aging from its humble origins to the present, the book's chapters treat the field’s breakthroughs one at a time. Users will find a concise and accessible analysis of the science of aging viewed through an evolutionary lens. Building upon widely-cited studies conducted by author Michael Rose, this book covers 30 subsequent years of growth and development within the field.The book highlights key publications for those who are not experts in the field, providing an important resource for researchers. Given the prevailing interest in changing the aging process dramatically, it is a powerful tool for readers who have a vested interest in understanding its causes and future control measures. Reviews cell-molecular theories of aging in the light of evolutionary biology Offers an evolutionary analysis of prospects for mitigating aging not commonly discussed within private and public sectors Provides readers with a radically different perspective on contemporary biological gerontology, specifically through the lens of evolutionary biology

Author : Michael T. Clegg,Max K. Hecht,Ross J. MacIntyre
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1461368545

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Evolutionary Biology by Michael T. Clegg,Max K. Hecht,Ross J. MacIntyre Pdf

After volume 33, this book series was replaced by the journal "Evolutionary Biology." Please visit www.springer.com/11692 for further information. The nature of science is to work on the boundaries between the known and the unknown. These boundaries shift as new methods are developed and as new concepts are elaborated (e.g., the theory of the gene, or more recently, the coalescence framework in population genetics). These tools allow us to address questions that were previously outside the realm of science, and, as a consequence, the boundary between the knowable and unknowable has shifted. A study of limits should reveal and clarify the boundaries and make sharper the set of questions. This book examines and analyzes these new limits as they are applied to evolutionary biology and population genetics. It does this by framing the analysis within four major classes of problems - establishing the fact of evolution; understanding the evolutionary pathways that led to today's biological world; mechanisms of evolutionary change (e.g., models of social behavior, sexual selection, macro evolution); and, finally, prediction.