Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780192859396 |
| eText ISBN | 9780192675538 |
| Publisher | OUP Oxford |
| Publishing Year | 2023 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 464 |
Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics introduces the fundamental ideas, methodologies, and statistical concepts of the field. Written by Stevan J. Arnold and published by OUP Oxford, this textbook applies quantitative genetic theory to connect generational change with adaptive radiation across geological time.
The book examines phenotypic selection, inheritance, and neutral genetic drift across both single and multiple traits. It also investigates trait evolution across stationary and dynamic adaptive landscapes, lineage speciation, extinction, and species coevolution.
Built around an established course structure, the volume reinforces concepts with in-text problems and worked solutions. Empirical examples feature plants, animals, and humans across wild populations and model organisms.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Selection on a Single Trait
Chapter 2: Selection on Multiple Traits
Chapter 3: The Selection Surface and Adaptive Landscape for a Single Trait
Chapter 4: The Selection Surface and Adaptive Landscape for Multiple Traits
Chapter 5: Inheritance of a Single Trait
Chapter 6: Inheritance of Multiple Traits
Chapter 7: Modularity, Performance, and Functional Complexes
Chapter 8: Drift of a Single, Neutral Trait
Chapter 9: Drift of Multiple, Neutral Traits
Chapter 10: Response of a Single Trait to Selection
Chapter 11: Response of Multiple Traits to Selection
Chapter 12: Evolution of a Single Trait on a Stationary Adaptive Landscape
Chapter 13: Evolution of Multiple Traits on a Stationary Adaptive Landscape
Chapter 14: Trait Evolution on Dynamic Adaptive Landscapes
Chapter 15: Evolution of Genetic Variance
Chapter 16: Evolution of the G-Matrix on a Stationary Adaptive Landscape
Chapter 17: Evolution of the G-Matrix on Dynamic Adaptive Landscapes
Chapter 18: Evolution Along Selective Lines of Least Resistance
Chapter 19: Speciation and Extinction of Lineages
Chapter 20: Coevolution of Species with Trait-Based Interactions
Chapter 21: Coevolution of Species with Density-Dependent Interactions
Chapter 22: From Evolutionary Process to Pattern: A Synthesis
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