Evolution and Genetics of Life Histories

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 1982
ISBN: 978-3-540-90702-2
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Buch, Deutsch, 250 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 406 g

Reihe: Proceedings in Life Sciences

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Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hegmann, Joseph P.

Dingle, Hugh

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Genetik und Genomik (nichtmedizinisch)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introductory Chapter: Genetics, Ecology, and the Evolution of Life Histories.- Introductory Chapter Genetics, Ecology, and the Evolution of Life Histories.- Theory.- Some Theoretical Considerations Concerning Life History Evolution.- Elements of a Quantitative Genetic Model of Life History Evolution.- Physiological Adaptation.- Models for Physiological and Genetic Adaptation to Variable Environments.- Evolution of Seasonal Adaptations and Life History Traits in Chrysopa: Response to Diverse Selective Pressures.- Modes of Reproduction.- The Prophecies of Parthenogenesis.- Competition and Adaptation among Diploid and Polyploid Clones of Unisexual Fishes.- The Evolution of Life Span.- Life History Variation in Dioecious Plant Populations: A Case Study of Chamaelirium luteum.- Life History Variation Within Populations.- The Measurement of the Direct and Indirect Intensities of Natural Selection.- Phenotypic and Genetic Covariance Structure in Milkweed Bug Life History Traits.- Life History Variation Among Populations.- An Investigation of the Effects of Temperature on the Genetic Organization of Life History Indices in Three Populations of Drosophila melanogaster.- Population Crosses and the Genetic Structure of Milkweed Bug Life Histories.- Closing Discussion.- Closing Discussion.