Progress and Prospects in Evolutionary Biology

Progress and Prospects in Evolutionary Biology
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 577
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ISBN-10 : 9780195360325
ISBN-13 : 019536032X
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Book Synopsis Progress and Prospects in Evolutionary Biology by : Jeffrey R. Powell

Download or read book Progress and Prospects in Evolutionary Biology written by Jeffrey R. Powell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997-09-04 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on drosophila as an especially useful model organism for exploring questions of evolutionary biology in the full range of evolutionary studies: population genetics, ecology, ecological genetics, speciation, phylogenetics, genome evolution, molecular evolution, and development. The author presents an integrated view of evolutionary biology as elucidated in this single organism. Special effort is made to point out holes in our knowledge and areas particularly ripe for new investigation.


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