TY  - BOOK
AU  - Freeman,Scott
AU  - Herron Jon c.
TI  - Evolutionary analysis
SN  - 9780132397896
U1  - 576.8 22
PY  - 2013///
CY  - San Francisco, CA
PB  - Pearson Eduction
KW  - Evolution
N1  - CONTENT

INTRODUCTION

 Chapter 1    A Case for evolutionary thinking Understanding HIV
 
     1.1  The natural history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic
     1.2  Why does AZT Work in the short Run, But Fail in the long Run?
     1.3 Why is HIV fatal    
etc

 Chapter 2    The pattern of evolution

    2.1  Evidence of change through time 
    2.2  Evidence of common Ancestry
    2.3  The age of earth
 etc

Chapter 3   Darwinian Natural selection

      3.1 Artificial Selection : Domestic Animals and Plants
      3.2 Evolution by Natural selection
      3.3 The evolution of flower Color in an Experimental Snapdragon Population
      3.4  The evolution of Beak Shape in Galapagos finches 
etc

Chapter 4  Estimating evolution trees

      4.1  The logic of phylogeny inference
      4.2  The Phylogeny of Whales
      4.3  Using phylogenies to answer questions

Chapter 5  Mutation and Genetic Variation

      5.1 Where new alleles come from
      5.2  Where new genes come from
      5.3  Chromosome mutations
etc

 Chapter 6  Mendelian Genetics in Populations: Selection and Mutation as mechanisms of Evolution

         6.1 Mendelian Genetics in populations: The handy -Weinberg Equilibrium principles
         6.2 Selection
         6.3 Patterns of selection: Testing predictions of population genetic theory
etc

Chapter 7 Mendelian genetics in populations II: Migration , genetic draft, and Nonrandom Mating

      7.1 Migration
      7.2 Genetic Drift
      7.3 Genetic drift and Molecular Evolution 
      7.4  Nonrandon Mating
etc

Chapter 8  Evolution at Multiple Loci: Linkage and Sex

       8.1 Evolution at two Loci: Linkage equilibrium and Linkage disequilibrium
       8.2 Practical reasons to study Linkage Disequilibrium
       8.3 The adaptive  Significance of sex

Chapter 9  Evolution at Multiple Loci: Quantitative genetics  

        9.1 The nature of quantitative traits 
        9.2 Identifying loci that contribute to quantitative traits
        9.3 Measuring heritage variables
       9.4 Measuring differences in Survival and reproductive success
etc

Chapter 10  Studying Adaption: Evolutionary Analysis of form and Function

        10.1 All hypothesis must be tested Oxpeckers reconsidered
        10.2 Experiments
        10.3 Observational studies
        10.4 The Comparative method
etc

Chapter 11   Sexual selection

     11.1 Sexual Dimorphism and sex
     11.2 Sexual Selection on males: Competition 
     11.3 Sexual Selection on males: Female  Choice
     11.4 Sexual selection on females
etc

Chapter 12 Kin Selection and Social Behavior
  
      12.1 Kin selection and evolution of altruism
      12.2 Evolution of Eusociality
      12.3 Parent - Offspring Conflict
      12.4 Reciprocal
 etc

Chapter 13   Aging and other life history
  
     13.1 Basic issues in life history analysis
     13.2 Why do organisms age and die
     13.3 How many Offspring should an individual produce in a given year
     13.4 How big should each offspring be
etc

Chapter 14   Evolution and human health

      14.1 Evolving pathogens: Evasion of the host's immune response
      14.2 Evolving pathogens : antibiotic resistance
      14.3 Evolving pathogens: Virulence
etc

Chapter 15   Phylogenomics and the molecular basis of adaption

     15.1 Transposable elements and levels of selection
     15.2 Lateral gene Transfer
     15.3 The Molecular Basis of Adaption
etc

Chapter 16  Mechanisms of speciation

    16.1 Species concepts
    16.2 Mechanisms of genetic Isolation
    16.3 Mechanisms of Divergence
    16.4 Secondary contact
etc

Chapter 17  The Origins of life and Precambrian evolution

    17.1 What was the first Living thing 
    17.2 Where did the first living thing come from
    17.3 What was the last common ancestor of all extent organisms and what is the shape of the tree of life
etc

Chapter 18  The Cambrian explosion and beyond

   18.1  The nature of the Fossil record
   18.2  The Cambrian explosion
   18.3  Macroevolutionary patterns
   18.4 Mass extinctions

Chapter 19  Development and evolution

    19.1 The foundation of Evo-Devo research 
    19.2 Homeotic genes and diversification
    19.3 Deep Homology and Diversification in animal limbs
    19.4 Homeotic genes and the evolution of the flower
etc

Chapter 20  Human evolution

       20.1 Relationships among humans and extent Apes
       20.2 The recent ancestry of humans
       20.3 The origin of the species home
       20.4 The evolution of the Uniquely human traits


; Includes a Glossary : p. 799-805 . _ Index : p. 816-834
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