Phylogeography - The History and Formation of Species

Informationen zum Autor John C. Avise is Professor of Genetics at the University of Georgia and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1994 he served as President of the Society for the Study of Evolution. Klappentext Phylogeography is a discipline concerned with various relationships between gene genealogies--phylogenetics--and geography. The word "phylogeography" was coined in 1987! and since then the scientific literature has reflected an exploding interest in the topic. Yet! to date! no book-length treatment of this emerging field has appeared. Zusammenfassung Phylogeography is a discipline concerned with various relationships between gene genealogies—phylogenetics—and geography. This book captures the conceptual and empirical richness of the field, and also the sense of genuine innovation that phylogeographic perspectives have brought to evolutionary studies.

Product details

• Authors: John C. Avise
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.12.1999
• EAN: 9780674666382
• ISBN: 978-0-674-66638-2
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 240 mm x 35 mm
• Subject: Non-fiction book