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The Statistics of Natural Selection on Animal Populations

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  • © 1985

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  1. Bryan F. J. Manly

    1. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. The study of evidence for natural selection

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    Pages 1-14

  3. Mark—recapture experiments

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    Pages 15-44

  4. Samples taken from a population within one generation

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    Pages 45-86

  5. Comparison of live and dead animals

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    Pages 87-115

  6. Complete counts of survivors

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    Pages 116-154

  7. Evidence from the spatial distribution of a population

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    Pages 155-196

  8. Association between related species

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    Pages 197-218

  9. Gene frequency changes at a single genetic locus

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    Pages 219-261

  10. Equilibrium gene frequencies at a single locus

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    Pages 262-308

  11. Linkage disequilibrium and selection at two or more loci

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    Pages 309-341

  12. Selection on quantitative variables

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    Pages 342-361

  13. Further analyses using genetic data

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    Pages 362-382

  14. Non-random mating and sexual selection

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    Pages 383-398

  15. Concluding remarks

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    Pages 399-400

  16. Statistical appendix

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    Pages 401-450

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 451-483
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In the concluding chapter of his famous book on the theory of evolution by natural selection, Charles Darwin (1859) remarked that: When the views entertained in this volume on the origin of species, or when analogous views are generally admitted, we can dimly foresee that there will be a considerable revolution in natural history. This proved, of course, to be completely correct. At present there is a great divergence of opinion about the general importance of natural selection in the evolutionary process. Nevertheless, biologists are, on the whole, united in their acceptance of the potential power of selection in changing populations. Given this situation, it is not surprising to find that many attempts to detect the effects of natural selection have been made since the time of Darwin. This area of study has been called ecological genetics. It involves the collection of data of various kinds and, in many cases, the development of special methods for analysing these data. This book is a summary of methods for data analysis, concentrating on those that are applicable to animal populations, particularly wild populations.

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  • University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

    Bryan F. J. Manly

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