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Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics

Prof Stevan J. Arnold

27 April 2023

ISBN: 9780192859396

464 pages
Paperback
246x189mm

Price: £44.99

A concise, accessible introduction to the principal ideas, methods, and underlying statistical concepts for understanding and applying evolutionary quantitative genetics. It includes a broad taxonomic range of examples - human, animal, and plant; both model organisms and wild populations.

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A concise, accessible introduction to the principal ideas, methods, and underlying statistical concepts for understanding and applying evolutionary quantitative genetics. It includes a broad taxonomic range of examples - human, animal, and plant; both model organisms and wild populations.

  • Provides a concise, accessible introduction to the principal ideas, methods, and underlying statistical concepts for understanding and applying evolutionary quantitative genetics
  • Applies the theory of EQG to demonstrate conceptual continuity across time, from evolutionary change that occurs from generation-to-generation to adaptive radiation over geological timescales
  • Includes a broad taxonomic range of examples - human, animal, and plant; both model organisms and wild populations
  • Based on a proven course structure, it consolidates learning with numerous in-text problems (and worked answers), illustrating how to apply theory in a variety of contexts

About the Author(s)

Prof Stevan J. Arnold, Professor Emeritus, Dept Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, USA

Stevan J. Arnold is Professor Emeritus, Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, USA. He was made a Fellow of the AAA&S (American Academy of Arts and Sciences) in 2009, and has held the presidency of both the Society for the Study of Evolution (1998) and the American Society of Naturalists (2012). He is one of the top experts in the field and has published large numbers of highly cited academic articles in the realm of quantitative genetics.

Table of Contents

    Introduction
    1:Selection on a Single Trait
    2:Selection on Multiple Traits
    3:The Selection Surface and Adaptive Landscape for a Single Trait
    4:The Selection Surface and Adaptive Landscape for Multiple Traits
    5:Inheritance of a Single Trait
    6:Inheritance of Multiple Traits
    7:Modularity, Performance, and Functional Complexes
    8:Drift of a Single, Neutral Trait
    9:Drift of Multiple, Neutral Traits
    10:Response of a Single Trait to Selection
    11:Response of Multiple Traits to Selection
    12:Evolution of a Single Trait on a Stationary Adaptive Landscape
    13:Evolution of Multiple Traits on a Stationary Adaptive Landscape
    14:Trait Evolution on Dynamic Adaptive Landscapes
    15:Evolution of Genetic Variance
    16:Evolution of the G-Matrix on a Stationary Adaptive Landscape
    17:Evolution of the G-Matrix on Dynamic Adaptive Landscapes
    18:Evolution Along Selective Lines of Least Resistance
    19:Speciation and Extinction of Lineages
    20:Coevolution of Species with Trait-Based Interactions
    21:Coevolution of Species with Density-Dependent Interactions
    22:From Evolutionary Process to Pattern: A Synthesis

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