Selection : the mechanism of evolution /

This book adopts an experimental approach to understanding the mechanisms of evolution and the nature of evolutionary processes, with examples drawn from microbial, plant and animal systems. It incorporates insights from remarkable recent advances in theoretical modeling, and the fields of molecular...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Bell
Weitere Verfasser:
Graham, Alex
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Ausgabe:
2版.
Zusammenfassung:
This book adopts an experimental approach to understanding the mechanisms of evolution and the nature of evolutionary processes, with examples drawn from microbial, plant and animal systems. It incorporates insights from remarkable recent advances in theoretical modeling, and the fields of molecular genetics and environmental genomics.Adaptation is caused by selection continually winnowing the genetic variation created by mutation. In the last decade, our knowledge of how selection operates on populations in the field and in the laboratory has increased enormously, and the principal aim of thi
Umfang:
1 online resource (568 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 500-546) and index.
ISBN:
9786611160340
1-281-16034-2
1-4356-3101-3
0-19-154689-5
0-19-856972-6
Schlagworte:
Natural selection.
Evolution (Biology)
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