Natural Hybridization and Evolution

Natural Hybridization and Evolution
Title Natural Hybridization and Evolution PDF eBook
Author Michael L. Arnold
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 230
Release 1997-01-30
Genre Science
ISBN 0195356683

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This study draws on data from numerous sources that support the paradigm of natural hybridization as an important evolutionary process. The review of these data results in a challenge to the framework used by many evolutionary biologists, which sees the process of natural hybridization as maladaptive because it represents a violation of divergent evolution. In contrast, this book presents evidence of a significant role for natural hybridization in furthering adaptive evolution and evolutionary diversification in both plants and animals.

Natural Hybridization and Evolution

Natural Hybridization and Evolution
Title Natural Hybridization and Evolution PDF eBook
Author Michael L. Arnold
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 230
Release 1997-01-30
Genre Science
ISBN 0195099753

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Michael L. Arnold offers an exploration of the evolutionary process of natural hybridisation, and presents data from various sources that support the paradigm of natural hybridisation as an important evolutionary process.

Natural Hybridization and Evolution

Natural Hybridization and Evolution
Title Natural Hybridization and Evolution PDF eBook
Author Michael Lynn Arnold
Publisher
Pages 215
Release 1997-01-01
Genre Evolution (Biology)
ISBN 9781602560727

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This study includes data from sources which support the paradigm of natural hybridization as an important evolutionary process. It presents evidence of a significant role for natural hybridization in furthering adaptive evolution and evolutionary diversification in both plants and animals.

Hybrid Zones and the Evolutionary Process

Hybrid Zones and the Evolutionary Process
Title Hybrid Zones and the Evolutionary Process PDF eBook
Author Richard Gerald Harrison
Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
Pages 378
Release 1993
Genre Evolution (Biology)
ISBN 019506917X

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Hybrid zones--geographical areas in which the hybrids of two races are found--have attracted the attention of evolutionary biologists for many years, both because they are windows on the evolutionary process and because the patterns of animals and plant variation seen in hybrid zones do notfit the traditional classification schemes of taxonomists. Hybrid zones provide insights into the nature of the species, the way barriers to gene exchange function, the genetic basis of those barriers, the dynamics of the speciation process. Hybrid Zones and the Evolutionary Process synthesizes theextensive research literature in this field and points to new directions in research. It will be read with interest by evolutionary biologists, geneticists, and biogeographers.

Molecular Markers, Natural History and Evolution

Molecular Markers, Natural History and Evolution
Title Molecular Markers, Natural History and Evolution PDF eBook
Author J. C. Avise
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 522
Release 2012-12-06
Genre Science
ISBN 1461523818

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Molecular approaches have opened new windows on a host of ecological and evolutionary disciplines, ranging from population genetics and behavioral ecology to conservation biology and systematics. Molecular Markers, Natural History and Evolution summarizes the multi-faceted discoveries about organisms in nature that have stemmed from analyses of genetic markers provided by polymorphic proteins and DNAs. The first part of the book introduces rationales for the use of molecular markers, provides a history of molecular phylogenetics, and describes a wide variety of laboratory methods and interpretative tools in the field. The second and major portion of the book provides a cornucopia of biological applications for molecular markers, organized along a scale from micro-evolutionary topics (such as forensics, parentage, kinship, population structure, and intra-specific phylogeny) to macro-evolutionary themes (including species relationships and the deeper phylogenetic structure in the tree of life). Unlike most prior books in molecular evolution, the focus is on organismal natural history and evolution, with the macromolecules being the means rather than the ends of scientific inquiry. Written as an intellectual stimulus for the advanced undergraduate, graduate student, or the practicing biologist desiring a wellspring of research ideas at the interface of molecular and organismal biology, this book presents material in a manner that is both technically straightforward, yet rich with concepts and with empirical examples from the world of nature.

In the Light of Evolution

In the Light of Evolution
Title In the Light of Evolution PDF eBook
Author National Academy of Sciences
Publisher
Pages 388
Release 2007
Genre Science
ISBN

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The Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia of the National Academy of Sciences address scientific topics of broad and current interest, cutting across the boundaries of traditional disciplines. Each year, four or five such colloquia are scheduled, typically two days in length and international in scope. Colloquia are organized by a member of the Academy, often with the assistance of an organizing committee, and feature presentations by leading scientists in the field and discussions with a hundred or more researchers with an interest in the topic. Colloquia presentations are recorded and posted on the National Academy of Sciences Sackler colloquia website and published on CD-ROM. These Colloquia are made possible by a generous gift from Mrs. Jill Sackler, in memory of her husband, Arthur M. Sackler.

Genetics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases

Genetics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
Title Genetics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases PDF eBook
Author Michel Tibayrenc
Publisher Elsevier
Pages 773
Release 2010-12-17
Genre Medical
ISBN 0123848903

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Genetics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases is at the crossroads between two major scientific fields of the 21st century: evolutionary biology and infectious diseases. The genomic revolution has upset modern biology and has revolutionized our approach to ancient disciplines such as evolutionary studies. In particular, this revolution is profoundly changing our view on genetically driven human phenotypic diversity, and this is especially true in disease genetic susceptibility. Infectious diseases are indisputably the major challenge of medicine. When looking globally, they are the number one killer of humans and therefore the main selective pressure exerted on our species. Even in industrial countries, infectious diseases are now far less under control than 20 years ago. The first part of this book covers the main features and applications of modern technologies in the study of infectious diseases. The second part provides detailed information on a number of the key infectious diseases such as malaria, SARS, avian flu, HIV, tuberculosis, nosocomial infections and a few other pathogens that will be taken as examples to illustrate the power of modern technologies and the value of evolutionary approaches. Takes an integrated approach to infectious diseases Includes contributions from leading authorities Provides the latest developments in the field