Evolutionary Genetics

by John Maynard Smith

Book Overview

Authored by an internationally prominent figure in the field, Evolutionary Genetics unites the molecular and population approaches to evolution to show how population genetics can be applied to real biological problems. It explores the mechanisms of evolution, covering basic population and quantitative genetics; evolutionary game theory; evolution of behavior; prokaryote evolution; evolution of genomes; sex, recombination, breeding systems, and sexual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198542151
• ISBN13: 9780198542155
• Release Date: May 1989
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 9.7"