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Author Powell, Jeffrey R.

Title Progress and prospects in evolutionary biology : the Drosophila model / Jeffrey R. Powell
Published New York : Oxford University Press, 1997

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Description xiv, 562 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents 1. An Overview -- 2. Population Genetics - Genes -- 3. Population Genetics - Inversions -- 4. Population Genetics - Laboratory Studies -- 5. Ecology -- 6. Ecological Genetics -- 7. Speciation -- 8. Phylogenetics -- 9. Genome Evolution -- 10. Molecular Evolution -- 11. Development -- 12. Retrospective and Prospective
Summary The common fruitfly, Drosophila, is the most extensively studied of all organisms in genetical research. Thus, it would appear to be the best model for achieving new insights. Its use in evolutionary studies has resulted in an explosion of knowledge which has never before been gathered into a single volume. This book spans the full range of evolutionary studies - population genetics, ecology, ecological genetics, speciation, phylogenetics, genome evolution, molecular; evolution, and development. In covering these topics, highlights of empirical research are emphasized and are put into the context of major issues in evolution
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-551) and index
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Subject Biological models.
Drosophila -- Evolution.
Drosophila.
Evolution (Biology)
LC no. 96012478
ISBN 0195076915 (cloth : alk. paper)