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Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics
Derek A. Roff
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Description for Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics
Paperback. This textbook combines the theoretical basis of quantitative genetics with respect to evolution in natural populations and various statistical methods of analysis. It addresses the current problems in quantitative genetics and presents the most commonly used methods of analysis. Num Pages: 494 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 736.
The impetus for this book arose out of my previous book, The Evolution of Life Histories (Roff, 1992). In that book I presented a single chapter on quanti tative genetic theory. However, as the book was concerned with the evolution of life histories and traits connected to this, the presence of quantitative genetic variation was an underlying theme throughout. Much of the focus was placed on optimality theory, for it is this approach that has proven to be extremely successful in the analysis of life history variation. But quantitative genetics cannot be ig nored, because there are some questions for ... Read more
The impetus for this book arose out of my previous book, The Evolution of Life Histories (Roff, 1992). In that book I presented a single chapter on quanti tative genetic theory. However, as the book was concerned with the evolution of life histories and traits connected to this, the presence of quantitative genetic variation was an underlying theme throughout. Much of the focus was placed on optimality theory, for it is this approach that has proven to be extremely successful in the analysis of life history variation. But quantitative genetics cannot be ig nored, because there are some questions for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
494
Condition
New
Number of Pages
494
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780412129711
SKU
V9780412129711
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99-15
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