Description
The only work encapsulating the history of evolutionary genetics in a concise, informative, and entertaining format
About the Author
John C. Avise is a Distinguished Professor at the University of California at Irvine, and an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. His research utilizes molecular markers to study the ecology and evolution of wild animals on topics ranging from genetic parentage and mating behaviors to gene flow, hybridization, phylogeography, speciation, and phylogeny. He has published more than 340 scientific articles and 25 books on a wide variety of evolutionary genetic topics.
Reviews
"I will recommend it for the pleasure of reading his selection of 70 outstanding contributions to evolutionary genetics and the stimulus it will provide to readers." --The Quarterly Review of Biology "The book is stimulating and it gives a quick survey of the key ideas in the field of evolutionary genetics.I will recommend it for the pleasure of reading his selection of 70 outstanding contributions to evolutionary genetics and the stimulus it will provide to readers." --Elof Axel Carlson, Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York and Institute for Advanced Study, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Book Information
ISBN 9780124201668
Author John C. Avise
Format Paperback
Page Count 184
Imprint Academic Press Inc
Publisher Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Weight(grams) 300g