A Primer of Population Genetics

A Primer of Population Genetics
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Publisher : Sinauer Associates, Incorporated
Total Pages : 326
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ISBN-10 : 0878933018
ISBN-13 : 9780878933013
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Synopsis A Primer of Population Genetics by : Daniel L. Hartl

The use of molecular methods to study genetic polymorphisms has made a familiarity with population genetics essential for any biologist whose work is at the population level. A Primer of Population Genetics, Third Edition provides a concise but comprehensive introduction to population genetics. The four chapters of the book address genetic variation, the causes of evolution, molecular population genetics, and the genetic architecture of complex traits. Chapter-end problems reinforce ideas and, while there are some equations, the emphasis is on explanation rather than derivation.

A Primer of Molecular Population Genetics

A Primer of Molecular Population Genetics
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-10 : 9780198838944
ISBN-13 : 0198838948
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Synopsis A Primer of Molecular Population Genetics by : Asher D. Cutter

What are the genomic signatures of adaptations in DNA? How often does natural selection dictate changes to DNA? How does the ebb and flow in the abundance of individuals over time get marked onto chromosomes to record genetic history? Molecular population genetics seeks to answer such questions by explaining genetic variation and molecular evolution from micro-evolutionary principles. It provides a way to learn about how evolution works and how it shapes species by incorporating molecular details of DNA as the heritable material. It enables us to understand the logic of how mutations originate, change in abundance in populations, and become fixed as DNA sequence divergence between species. With the revolutionary advances in genomic data acquisition, understanding molecular population genetics is now a fundamental requirement for today's life scientists. These concepts apply in analysis of personal genomics, genome-wide association studies, landscape and conservation genetics, forensics, molecular anthropology, and selection scans. This book introduces, in an accessible way, the bare essentials of the theory and practice of molecular population genetics.

A Primer of Ecological Genetics

A Primer of Ecological Genetics
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Publisher : Sinauer Associates Incorporated
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 087893202X
ISBN-13 : 9780878932023
Rating : 4/5 (2X Downloads)

Synopsis A Primer of Ecological Genetics by : Jeffrey K. Conner

This book covers basic concepts in population and quantitative genetics, including measuring selection on phenotypic traits. The emphasis is on material applicable to field studies of evolution focusing on ecologically important traits. Topics addressed are critical for training students in ecology, evolution, conservation biology, agriculture, forestry, and wildlife management. Many texts in this field are too complex and mathematical to allow the average beginning student to readily grasp the key concepts. A Primer of Ecological Genetics, in contrast, employs mathematics and statistics-fully explained, but at a less advanced level-as tools to improve understanding of biological principles. The main goal is to enable students to understand the concepts well enough that they can gain entry into the primary literature. Integration of the different chapters of the book shows students how diverse concepts relate to each other.

Principles of Population Genetics

Principles of Population Genetics
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Publisher : Sinauer Associates Incorporated
Total Pages : 652
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ISBN-10 : 0878933085
ISBN-13 : 9780878933082
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Principles of Population Genetics by : Daniel L. Hartl

This edition provides a balanced presentation of theory and observation. It introduces the principles of genetics and statistics that are relevant to population studies, and examines the forces affecting genetic variation from the molecular to the organismic level.

Molecular Population Genetics

Molecular Population Genetics
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Publisher : Sinauer Associates, Incorporated
Total Pages : 334
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ISBN-10 : 0878939652
ISBN-13 : 9780878939657
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Molecular Population Genetics by : Matthew William Hahn

Published by Sinauer Associates, an imprint of Oxford University Press. Provides descriptions of the methods and tools used in molecular population genetics, which has combined advances in molecular biology and genomics with mathematical and empirical findings to uncover the history of natural selection and demographic shifts in many organisms.

A Primer of Population Genetics and Genomics

A Primer of Population Genetics and Genomics
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 313
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ISBN-10 : 9780198862291
ISBN-13 : 0198862296
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis A Primer of Population Genetics and Genomics by : Daniel L. Hartl

This accessible primer has been completely revised and updated to provide a concise but comprehensive introduction to the basic concepts of population genetics and genomics.

Population Genetics

Population Genetics
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-10 : 9780801880087
ISBN-13 : 0801880084
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Population Genetics by : John H. Gillespie

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Conservation and the Genetics of Populations

Conservation and the Genetics of Populations
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 636
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ISBN-10 : 9780470671450
ISBN-13 : 0470671459
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis Conservation and the Genetics of Populations by : Fred W. Allendorf

Loss of biodiversity is among the greatest problems facing the world today. Conservation and the Genetics of Populations gives a comprehensive overview of the essential background, concepts, and tools needed to understand how genetic information can be used to conserve species threatened with extinction, and to manage species of ecological or commercial importance. New molecular techniques, statistical methods, and computer programs, genetic principles, and methods are becoming increasingly useful in the conservation of biological diversity. Using a balance of data and theory, coupled with basic and applied research examples, this book examines genetic and phenotypic variation in natural populations, the principles and mechanisms of evolutionary change, the interpretation of genetic data from natural populations, and how these can be applied to conservation. The book includes examples from plants, animals, and microbes in wild and captive populations. This second edition contains new chapters on Climate Change and Exploited Populations as well as new sections on genomics, genetic monitoring, emerging diseases, metagenomics, and more. One-third of the references in this edition were published after the first edition. Each of the 22 chapters and the statistical appendix have a Guest Box written by an expert in that particular topic (including James Crow, Louis Bernatchez, Loren Rieseberg, Rick Shine, and Lisette Waits). This book is essential for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of conservation genetics, natural resource management, and conservation biology, as well as professional conservation biologists working for wildlife and habitat management agencies. Additional resources for this book can be found at: www.wiley.com/go/allendorf/populations.

Primer Of Population Biology

Primer Of Population Biology
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Publisher : Sinauer
Total Pages : 196
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951D01622613M
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Rating : 4/5 (3M Downloads)

Synopsis Primer Of Population Biology by : Edward O. Wilson

How to learn population biology. Population genetics. Ecology. Biogeography: species equilibrium theory.

Population Genetics

Population Genetics
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 658
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ISBN-10 : 9781444362459
ISBN-13 : 1444362453
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis Population Genetics by : Matthew B. Hamilton

This book aims to make population genetics approachable, logical and easily understood. To achieve these goals, the book’s design emphasizes well explained introductions to key principles and predictions. These are augmented with case studies as well as illustrations along with introductions to classical hypotheses and debates. Pedagogical features in the text include: Interact boxes that guide readers step-by-step through computer simulations using public domain software. Math boxes that fully explain mathematical derivations. Methods boxes that give insight into the use of actual genetic data. Numerous Problem boxes are integrated into the text to reinforce concepts as they are encountered. Dedicated website at www.wiley.com/go/hamiltongenetics This text also offers a highly accessible introduction to coalescent theory, the major conceptual advance in population genetics of the last two decades.