Evolutionary Biology: Self/Nonself Evolution, Species and Complex Traits Evolution, Methods and Concepts

This book presents 19 selected contributions to the 20^th Evolutionary Biology Meeting in Marseille, which took place in September 2016. They are grouped under the following major themes:
· Self/Nonself Evolution
· Species Evolution and Evolution of Complex Traits
· Methods and Concepts

The aims of the annual meetings in Marseille - which bring together leading evolutionary biologists and other scientists using evolutionary biology concepts, e.g. for medical research - are to promote the exchange of ideas and to encourage interdisciplinary collaborations. Offering a revealing overview of the latest findings in the field of evolutionary biology, this book represents an invaluable source of information for scientists, teachers and advanced students alike.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Self/Nonself Evolution, A new view of how MHC class I molecules fight disease: generalists and specialists.- Evolution and diversity of defensins in vertebrates.- Interdependencies between the adaptation and interference modules guide efficient CRISPR-Cas immunity.- How the other half lives: CRISPR-Cas's influence on bacteriophages.- Hidden Silent Codes in Viral Genomes.- Self and Non-Self from a Genomic Perspective: Transposable Elements.- Mammalian-specific traits generated by LTR retrotransposon-derived SIRH genes.- Part II: Species Evolution and Evolution of Complex Traits, The life history of domesticated genes illuminates the evolution of novel mammalian genes.- Evolution of Complex Traits in Human Populations.- The descent of bison.- Convergent and parallel evolution in early Glires (Mammalia).- Reductive evolution of apicomplexan parasites from phototrophic an-cestors.- Part III : Methods and Concepts, Evolution of milk oligosaccharides and their function in monotremesand marsupials.- Mechanistic Models of Protein Evolution.- Genome-wide screens for molecular convergent evolution in mammals.- Assessing evolutionary potential in tree species through ecology-informed genome screening.- Evolutionary constraints on coding sequences at the nucleotidic level: a statistical physics approach.- Case studies of seven gene families with unusual high retention rate since the Vertebrate and Teleost Whole Genome Duplications.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Pierre Pontarotti
Evolution Biologique et Modélisation
Aix Marseille Université / CNRS
Marseille, France

Zusammenfassung

This book presents 19 selected contributions to the 20^th Evolutionary Biology Meeting in Marseille, which took place in September 2016. They are grouped under the following major themes:
·       Self/Nonself Evolution
·       Species Evolution and Evolution of Complex Traits
·       Methods and Concepts

The aims of the annual meetings in Marseille – which bring together leading evolutionary biologists and other scientists using evolutionary biology concepts, e.g. for medical research – are to promote the exchange of ideas and to encourage interdisciplinary collaborations. Offering a revealing overview of the latest findings in the field of evolutionary biology, this book represents an invaluable source of information for scientists, teachers and advanced students alike.

Produktdetails

• Mitarbeit: Pierr Pontarotti (Herausgeber), Pierre Pontarotti (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Springer, Berlin
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783319871134
• ISBN: 978-3-31-987113-4
• Seiten: 396
• Abmessung: 155 mm x 22 mm x 235 mm
• Gewicht: 616 g
• Illustration: X, 396 p. 111 illus., 96 illus. in color.
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie; B, Microbiology (non-medical), Zoology & animal sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Botany & plant sciences, Genetics (non-medical), Plant Genetics, Plant Genetics and Genomics, Animal genetics, Agricultural Genetics, Animal Genetics and Genomics, Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Microbial genomics, Microbial Genetics