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Population Biology

Ecological and Evolutionary Viewpoints

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. K. Wöhrmann

    1. Institut für Biologie II, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

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  2. S. K. Jain

    1. Department of Agronomy and Range Sciences, University of California, Davies, USA

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVIII
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  2. Introduction

    • K. Wöhrmann, S. Jain
    Pages 1-6

  3. Genetic Variation: Prerequisite and Consequence of Evolution

    • K. Wöhrmann
    Pages 7-26

  4. Natural Selection: Measures and Modes

    • F. B. Christiansen
    Pages 27-81

  5. Mating Systems and Evolutionary Genetics

    • P. W. Hedrick
    Pages 83-114

  6. Population Structure and Processes in Evolution

    • N. Barton, A. Clark
    Pages 115-173

  7. Genetic Diversity and the Ecology of Asexual Populations

    • R. C. Vrijenhoek
    Pages 175-197

  8. Variation and Selection in Plant Populations

    • S. K. Jain
    Pages 199-230

  9. Patterns of Species Divergence and Genetic Theories of Speciation

    • R. S. Singh
    Pages 231-265

  10. The Evolution of Life Histories

    • H. Dingle
    Pages 267-289

  11. The Methods of Genetical Ecology Applied to the Study of Evolutionary Change

    • A. J. van Noordwijk
    Pages 291-319

  12. In Search of Optima: Equilibrium Models of Phenotypic Evolution

    • P. Schmid-Hempel
    Pages 321-347

  13. Coevolution at Two Trophic Levels

    • S. D. Jayakar, L. A. Zonta
    Pages 349-366

  14. Evolution and Competition

    • F. B. Christiansen, V. Loeschcke
    Pages 367-394

  15. Evolution and Mutualism

    • V. Loeschcke, F. B. Christiansen
    Pages 395-402

  16. Epilog

    • S. Jain, K. Wöhrmann
    Pages 403-408

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 409-456
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About this book

Fascinated by the diversity of living organisms, humans have always been curious about its origin. Darwin was the first to provide the scholary and persuasive thesis for gradual evolution and speciation under natural selection. Although we now have much information on evolution, we still don't understand it in detail. Many questions still remain open due to the complexity and multiplicity of interacting factors. Several approaches mainly arising from population ecology and genetics are presented in this book in order to help understand genetic variation and evolution.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Biologie II, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

    K. Wöhrmann

  • Department of Agronomy and Range Sciences, University of California, Davies, USA

    S. K. Jain

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Population Biology

  • Book Subtitle: Ecological and Evolutionary Viewpoints

  • Editors: K. Wöhrmann, S. K. Jain

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74474-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-74476-1Published: 16 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-74474-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 456

  • Topics: Ecology, Zoology, Plant Sciences

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