Drosophila melanogaster, Drosophila simulans: So Similar, So Different

Comparison of closely related species is a powerful D. melanogaster. In D. melanogaster, microsatel approach to understanding the changes that have oc lites reveal that West African popUlations are more curred since their divergence from a common ancestor. closely related to non-African populations than to The sibling species Drosophila melanogaster and D. East African popUlations. East African populations are simulans are probably the species pair for which the more variable than West African or non-African popu most genetic data are available. A workshop held at lations, suggesting that East African populations may 1 Gif/Yvette in January 2002 reviewed and discussed more closely reflect African ancestral variability. comparisons between these species, from their ecol Ecophysiology, popUlation dynamics and popula tion structure are also important to understanding the ogy and biogeography to their behavior and DNA evolution of the two species. Genetic diversity (8) polymorphism. is higher in D. simulans (S. Mousset and R. Singh).

Riassunto

Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila simulans are among the two sibling species for which a large set of data is available. In this book, ecologists, physiologists, geneticists, behaviorists share their data on the two sibling species, and put forward several scenarios of evolution to explain their similarities and divergences.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Ian Boussy (Editore), Patricia Gibert (Editore), Pierre Capy (Editore), Patrici Gibert (Editore)
• Editore: Springer Netherlands
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 21.12.2010
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Zoologia
• EAN: 9781402019593
• ISBN: 978-1-4020-1959-3
• Numero di pagine: 293
• Illustrazioni: 293 p.
• Altezza (della confezione): 27.9 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 1’104 g
• Serie: Contemporary Issues in Genetics and Evolution > 11; Contemporary Issues in Genetics and Evolution
• Categorie: B, Evolution, Genetik, Medizin, Zoology & animal sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Human Genetics, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Medical Genetics, Taxonomy & systematics, Entomology, Animal taxonomy, Animal systematics, Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Invertebrate Zoology, Evolutionary Theory