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Evolutionary Theory

Evolutionary Theory


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Evolutionary Theory is for graduate students, researchers, and advanced undergraduates who want an understanding of the mathematical and biological reasoning that underlies evolutionary theory. The book covers all of the major theoretical approaches used to study the mechanics of evolution,
including classical one- and two-locus models, diffusion theory, coalescent theory, quantitative genetics, and game theory. There are also chapters on theoretical approaches to the evolution of development and on multilevel selection theory. Each subject is illustrated by focusing on those results
that have the greatest power to influence the way that we think about how evolution works. These major results are developed in detail, with many accompanying illustrations, showing exactly how they are derived and how the mathematics relates to the biological insights that they yield. In this way,
the reader learns something of the actual machinery of different branches of theory while gaining a deeper understanding of the evolutionary process.

Roughly half of the book focuses on gene-based models, the other half being concerned with general phenotype-based theory. Throughout, emphasis is placed on the fundamental relationships between the different branches of theory, illustrating how all of these branches are united by a few basic,
universal, principles.

The only mathematical background assumed is basic calculus. More advanced mathematical methods are explained, with the help of an extensive appendix, when they are needed.

About the Author:
Sean H. Rice is Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Texas Tech University. He received his Ph.D. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona. Dr. Rice's work in evolutionary biology has explored a wide range of topics, including developmental modeling,
morphological evolution in both invertebrates and vertebrates, population and quantitative genetics, macroevolution, and the philosophical and conceptual basis of evolutionary theory. His theoretical work currently focuses on two broad areas: (1) developing a rigorous theoretical framework for the
study of developmental evolution and (2) the mathematical and conceptual foundations of evolutionary theory.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780878937028
  • Publisher: Sinauer Associates Is an Imprint of Oxford University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Sinauer Associates Is an Imprint of Oxford University Press
  • Depth: 19
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Weight: 662 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0878937021
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jun 2004
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 226 mm
  • No of Pages: 370
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: Mathematical And Conceptual Foundations
  • Width: 152 mm


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