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Zusatztext This is a book filled with lots of ideas, interesting problems and methods, and is a great entry into the literature of life history theory. Informationen zum Autor Derek Roff is Professor of Biology at the University of California, Riverside. He earned a B.Sc. at Sydney University, and his Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia, with Dr. C. S. Holling. Prior to Life History Evolution, he authored The Evolution of Life Histories: Theory and Analysis and Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics (both from Chapman and Hall). Dr. Roff is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. His research explores the evolution of life history variation with particular reference to the interaction between quantitative genetic variation and environmental heterogeneity. Klappentext This text represents a synthetic approach to the understanding of the evolution of life history variation using the three types of environment (constant! stochastic! predictable) as the focus under which the theory is developed and tested. The theme of the book is that an understanding of evolutionary change requires analysis at both the genetic and phenotypic levels! and that the environment plays a central role in such analyses. Intended for graduate students and researchers! the book's emphasis is on assumptions and testing of models. Mathematical processes are described! but mathematical derivations are kept to a minimum. Each chapter includes a summary! and boxes provide supplementary material. Zusammenfassung This text represents a synthetic approach to the understanding of the evolution of life history variation using the three types of environment (constant, stochastic, predictable) as the focus under which the theory is developed and tested. Inhaltsverzeichnis An Overview.- A Framework for Analysis.- Trade-offs.- Evolution in Constant Environments.- Evolution in Stochastic Environments.- Evolution in Predictable Environments.- Topics for Future Study. ...
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This text represents a synthetic approach to the understanding of the evolution of life history variation using the three types of environment (constant, stochastic, predictable) as the focus under which the theory is developed and tested.
