Experimental Evolution and the Nature of Biodiversity

Draws on more than three decades of research in microbial experimental evolution to provide a sketch of a general, empirically grounded theory of biodiversity and the first synthetic treatment of experimental evolution.

Sommario

• Prefaces


• Introduction: The Evolution of Biodiversity


• 1: An Introduction to Experimental Evolution


• Part 1: Adaptation


• 2: Adaptation to a Single Environment


• 3: Divergent Selection


• 4: Variable Environments


• 5: Genomics of Adaptation


• 6: Repeated Evolution


• 7: Novelty and Innovation


• Part 2: Diversification


• 8: Phenotypic Disparity


• 9: Coevolutionary Diversification


• 10: Rate and Extent of Diversification


• 11: Genomics of Diversification


• Conclusion


• 12: The Nature of Biodiversity

Info autore

Rees Kassen is Professor of Evolutionary Biology and Trottier Professor of Science and Public Policy at McGill University. After completing his PhD in 2001, Rees did postdoctoral research at the University of Oxford, then joined the University of Ottawa in 2003. He moved to McGill in 2023. In addition to research and teaching, Rees is active at the interface between science, society, and policy, currently serving as Director of the Trottier Institute of Science and Public Policy at McGill.

Riassunto

Draws on more than three decades of research in microbial experimental evolution to provide a sketch of a general, empirically grounded theory of biodiversity and the first synthetic treatment of experimental evolution.

Testo aggiuntivo

Testifies to the power of experimental evolution in microbial systems to address a range of questions and foster the
development of a general theory of evolutionary adaptation and diversification. Such a synthesis is easier in microbes, but this enjoyable book from an expert author motivates one to attempt it in other organisms.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Rees Kassen, Rees (Mcgill University Kassen, Rees (Professor and University Research Ch Kassen
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 02.04.2024
• EAN: 9780192898661
• ISBN: 978-0-19-289866-1
• Pagine: 272
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity, Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Biodiversity, Biology, life sciences, Computer modelling & simulation, Genetics (non-medical), SCIENCE / Bioinformatics, Computational biology / bioinformatics, Biodiversity / Ecosystems