Mechanisms of Evolution
Mechanisms of Evolution
Editor/Author
Paradise, Christopher J. and Campbell, A. Malcolm
Publication Year: 2016
Publisher: Momentum Press
Single-User Purchase Price:
$49.95

Unlimited-User Purchase Price:
$74.93
ISBN: 978-1-60-650971-5
Category: Science - Biology
Image Count:
5
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
This book is an excellent resource covering three of the four major mechanisms of evolution, natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow.
Table of Contents
- Abstract
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Selection Acts on Individuals with Variable Characteristics
- Selection can Act on Behaviors
- Natural Selection on a Discrete Trait
- Chapter 2 Species May Evolve in Response to Climate Change
- Range Expansion
- Evolutionary Response to Changing Rainfall
- Ethical, Legal, Social Implications: Data are Needed to Formulate Policy, but Science is Often Misused in the Process
- Chapter 3 Two Seemingly Isolated Populations may not Actually be Isolated
- Some Populations Have Limited Dispersal
- Dispersal Links Geographic and Genetic Distance
- Chapter 4 Populations can Evolve in the Absence of Natural Selection
- Population Isolation Affects Genetic Diversity
- A Population Bottleneck Reduces Genetic Diversity
- Conclusion
- Glossary