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Evolution and Genetics of Life Histories

Part of the book series: Proceedings in Life Sciences (LIFE SCIENCES)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Introductory Chapter: Genetics, Ecology, and the Evolution of Life Histories

  3. Physiological Adaptation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-31
  4. Modes of Reproduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
    2. The Prophecies of Parthenogenesis

      • Alan R. Templeton
      Pages 75-101
    3. The Evolution of Life Span

      • Charles E. King
      Pages 121-138
  5. Life History Variation Within Populations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
  6. Life History Variation Among Populations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187
    2. Population Crosses and the Genetic Structure of Milkweed Bug Life Histories

      • Hugh Dingle, William S. Blau, Carl Kice Brown, Joseph P. Hegmann
      Pages 209-229
  7. Closing Discussion

    1. Closing Discussion

      • Hugh Dingle, Joseph P. Hegmann
      Pages 231-244

Editors and Affiliations

  • Program in Evolutionary Ecology and Behavior, Department of Zoology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA

    Hugh Dingle, Joseph P. Hegmann

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Evolution and Genetics of Life Histories

  • Editors: Hugh Dingle, Joseph P. Hegmann

  • Series Title: Proceedings in Life Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-25812-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-90702-2Published: 01 January 1982

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-25812-5Published: 03 September 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0172-6625

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 250

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Life Sciences, general

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