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This eBook presents all 10 articles published under the Frontiers Research Topic "Evolutionary Feedbacks Between Population Biology and Genome Architecture", edited by Scott V. Edwards and Tariq Ezaz. With the rise of rapid genome sequencing across the Tree of Life, challenges arise in understanding the major evolutionary forces influencing the structure of microbial and eukaryotic genomes, in particular the prevalence of natural selection versus genetic drift in shaping those genomes. Additional complexities in understanding genome architecture arise with the increasing incidence of interspecific hybridization as a force for shaping genotypes and phenotypes. A key paradigm shift facilitating a more nuanced interpretation of genomes came with the rise of the nearly neutral theory in the 1970s, followed by a greater appreciation for the contribution of nonadaptive forces such as genetic drift to genome structure in the 1990s and 2000s. The articles published in this eBook grapple with these issues and provide an update as to the ways in which modern population genetics and genome informatics deepen our understanding of the subtle interplay between these myriad forces. From intraspecific to macroevolutionary studies, population biology and population genetics are now major tools for understanding the broad landscape of how genomes evolve across the Tree of Life. This volume is a celebration across diverse taxa of the contributions of population genetics thinking to genome studies. We hope it spurs additional research and clarity in the ongoing search for rules governing the evolution of genomes.
Genetic Drift --- intron --- natural selection --- gene --- plant --- vertebrate --- Bacteria --- Sex Chromosomes --- Genome --- Genetic Drift --- intron --- natural selection --- gene --- plant --- vertebrate --- Bacteria --- Sex Chromosomes --- Genome
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This eBook presents all 10 articles published under the Frontiers Research Topic "Evolutionary Feedbacks Between Population Biology and Genome Architecture", edited by Scott V. Edwards and Tariq Ezaz. With the rise of rapid genome sequencing across the Tree of Life, challenges arise in understanding the major evolutionary forces influencing the structure of microbial and eukaryotic genomes, in particular the prevalence of natural selection versus genetic drift in shaping those genomes. Additional complexities in understanding genome architecture arise with the increasing incidence of interspecific hybridization as a force for shaping genotypes and phenotypes. A key paradigm shift facilitating a more nuanced interpretation of genomes came with the rise of the nearly neutral theory in the 1970s, followed by a greater appreciation for the contribution of nonadaptive forces such as genetic drift to genome structure in the 1990s and 2000s. The articles published in this eBook grapple with these issues and provide an update as to the ways in which modern population genetics and genome informatics deepen our understanding of the subtle interplay between these myriad forces. From intraspecific to macroevolutionary studies, population biology and population genetics are now major tools for understanding the broad landscape of how genomes evolve across the Tree of Life. This volume is a celebration across diverse taxa of the contributions of population genetics thinking to genome studies. We hope it spurs additional research and clarity in the ongoing search for rules governing the evolution of genomes.
Genetic Drift --- intron --- natural selection --- gene --- plant --- vertebrate --- Bacteria --- Sex Chromosomes --- Genome
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This eBook presents all 10 articles published under the Frontiers Research Topic "Evolutionary Feedbacks Between Population Biology and Genome Architecture", edited by Scott V. Edwards and Tariq Ezaz. With the rise of rapid genome sequencing across the Tree of Life, challenges arise in understanding the major evolutionary forces influencing the structure of microbial and eukaryotic genomes, in particular the prevalence of natural selection versus genetic drift in shaping those genomes. Additional complexities in understanding genome architecture arise with the increasing incidence of interspecific hybridization as a force for shaping genotypes and phenotypes. A key paradigm shift facilitating a more nuanced interpretation of genomes came with the rise of the nearly neutral theory in the 1970s, followed by a greater appreciation for the contribution of nonadaptive forces such as genetic drift to genome structure in the 1990s and 2000s. The articles published in this eBook grapple with these issues and provide an update as to the ways in which modern population genetics and genome informatics deepen our understanding of the subtle interplay between these myriad forces. From intraspecific to macroevolutionary studies, population biology and population genetics are now major tools for understanding the broad landscape of how genomes evolve across the Tree of Life. This volume is a celebration across diverse taxa of the contributions of population genetics thinking to genome studies. We hope it spurs additional research and clarity in the ongoing search for rules governing the evolution of genomes.
Genetic Drift --- intron --- natural selection --- gene --- plant --- vertebrate --- Bacteria --- Sex Chromosomes --- Genome
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"A text for a one-semester course in population genetics. It introduces students to classical population genetics (in terms of allele and haplotype frequencies) and modern population genetics (in terms of coalescent theory). It presents numerous applications of population genetic methods to practical problems, including testing for natural selection, detecting genetic hitchhiking and inferring the history of populations"--Provided by publisher.
Genetics, Population --- Gene Frequency --- Genetic Drift --- Models, Genetic --- Population genetics --- Génétique des populations --- genetics --- Fréquence allélique --- Génétique --- Genetic Drift. --- Manuels d'enseignement --- Génétique des populations --- Models, Genetic. --- Genetics, Population. --- genetics. --- Génétique des populations. --- Fréquence allélique. --- Manuels d'enseignement.
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Humans, however much we would care to think otherwise, do not represent the fated pinnacle of ape evolution. The diversity of life, from single-celled organisms to multicellular animals and plants, is the result of a long, complex, and highly chancy history. But how profoundly has chance shaped life on earth? And what, precisely, do we mean by chance? Bringing together biologists, philosophers of science, and historians of science, Chance in Evolution is the first book to untangle the far-reaching effects of chance, contingency, and randomness on the evolution of life. The book begins by placing chance in historical context, starting with the ancients and moving through Darwin and his contemporaries, documenting how the understanding of chance changed as Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection developed into the modern synthesis, and how the acceptance of chance in Darwinian theory affected theological resistance to it. Subsequent chapters detail the role of chance in contemporary evolutionary theory-in particular, in connection with the concepts of genetic drift, mutation, and parallel evolution-as well as recent empirical work in the experimental evolution of microbes and in paleobiology. By engaging in collaboration across biology, history, philosophy, and theology, this book offers a comprehensive and synthetic overview both of the history of chance in evolution and of our current best understanding of the impact of chance on life on earth.
Evolution (Biology) --- Chance. --- Philosophy. --- Charles Darwin. --- chance. --- contingency. --- evolution. --- genetic drift. --- history of biology. --- macroevolution. --- mutation. --- natural selection.
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Evolution. Phylogeny --- Evolution (Biology) --- #WDIR:wbse --- GBZ General Biology, Zoology & Biophilosophy --- evolution --- general biology --- genetic drift --- molecular ecology --- mutations --- phylogeny --- selection
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Aanleg voor ziekte --- Diathesis --- Diathèse (Homéopathie) --- Disease predisposition --- Disease proneness --- Disease susceptibility --- Diseases--Susceptibility --- Maladies--Prédisposition --- Predisposition to disease --- Proneness to disease --- Prédisposition aux maladies --- Prédisposition morbide --- Prédisposition à une maladie --- Susceptibility to disease --- Terrain (Biologie) --- Evolution (Biology) --- Human beings --- Evolution (Biologie) --- Homme --- Effect of environment on --- Influence de l'environnement --- Biological Evolution --- Medicine --- Genetic Drift
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More than two centuries ago, William Paley introduced his famous metaphor of the universe as a watch made by the Creator. For Paley, the exquisite structure of the universe necessitated a designer. Today, some 150 years since Darwin's On the Origin of Species was published, the argument of design is seeing a revival. This provocative work tells how Darwin left the door open for this revival--and at the same time argues for a new conceptual framework that avoids the problematic teleology inherent in Darwin's formulation of natural selection. In a wide-ranging discussion of the historical and philosophical dimensions of evolutionary theory from the ancient Greeks to today, John Reiss argues that we should look to the principle of the conditions for existence, first formulated before On the Origin of Species by the French paleontologist Georges Cuvier, to clarify the relation of adaptation to evolution. Reiss suggests that Cuvier's principle can help resolve persistent issues in evolutionary biology, including the proper definition of natural selection, the distinction between natural selection and genetic drift, and the meaning of genetic load. Moreover, he shows how this principle can help unite diverse areas of biology, ranging from quantitative genetics and the theory of the levels of selection to evo-devo, ecology, physiology, and conservation biology.
Natural selection. --- Evolution (Biology) --- Evolutionary genetics. --- Intelligent design (Teleology) --- Cuvier, Georges, --- aristotle. --- biology. --- charles darwin. --- christianity. --- conceptual framework. --- conservation biology. --- darwin. --- ecology. --- evo devo. --- evolution. --- evolutionary biology. --- evolutionary explanation. --- evolutionary theory. --- existence. --- experiments. --- genetic drift. --- genetic load. --- intelligent design. --- materialism. --- natural evolution. --- natural selection. --- on the origin of species. --- physiology. --- plato. --- quantitative genetics. --- rational theology. --- socrates. --- structure of the universe. --- teleology. --- theoretical. --- universe as a watch. --- william paley.
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Experimental approaches to evolution provide indisputable evidence of evolution by directly observing the process at work. Experimental evolution deliberately duplicates evolutionary processes-forcing life histories to evolve, producing adaptations to stressful environmental conditions, and generating lineage splitting to create incipient species. This unique volume summarizes studies in experimental evolution, outlining current techniques and applications, and presenting the field's full range of research-from selection in the laboratory to the manipulation of populations in the wild. It provides work on such key biological problems as the evolution of Darwinian fitness, sexual reproduction, life history, athletic performance, and learning.
Animal breeding --- Evolution (Biology) --- Natural selection --- Animal evolution --- Animals --- Biological evolution --- Darwinism --- Evolutionary biology --- Evolutionary science --- Origin of species --- Biology --- Evolution --- Biological fitness --- Homoplasy --- Phylogeny --- Selection, Natural --- Genetics --- Variation (Biology) --- Biological invasions --- Heredity --- Domestic animals --- Breeding --- Experiments. --- Research. --- adaptation. --- allele. --- athletic performance. --- biology. --- charles darwin. --- controlled field manipulations. --- darwinian fitness. --- ecology. --- environmental conditions. --- evolution. --- evolutionary dynamics. --- evolve. --- experimental approaches. --- experimental evolution. --- gene flow. --- genetic drift. --- genetic variation. --- incipient species. --- laboratory experiments. --- learning. --- life history. --- lineage splitting. --- mutation. --- natural selection. --- phenomenon. --- populations in the wild. --- sexual reproduction. --- theoretical.
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A marvelous journey into the world of bird evolutionHow Birds Evolve explores how evolution has shaped the distinctive characteristics and behaviors we observe in birds today. Douglas Futuyma describes how evolutionary science illuminates the wonders of birds, ranging over topics such as the meaning and origin of species, the evolutionary history of bird diversity, and the evolution of avian reproductive behaviors, plumage ornaments, and social behaviors.In this multifaceted book, Futuyma examines how birds evolved from nonavian dinosaurs and reveals what we can learn from the "family tree" of birds. He looks at the ways natural selection enables different forms of the same species to persist, and discusses how adaptation by natural selection accounts for the diverse life histories of birds and the rich variety of avian parenting styles, mating displays, and cooperative behaviors. He explains why some parts of the planet have so many more species than others, and asks what an evolutionary perspective brings to urgent questions about bird extinction and habitat destruction. Along the way, Futuyma provides an insider's perspective on how biologists practice evolutionary science, from studying the fossil record to comparing DNA sequences among and within species.A must-read for bird enthusiasts and curious naturalists, How Birds Evolve shows how evolutionary biology helps us better understand birds and their natural history, and how the study of birds has informed all aspects of evolutionary science since the time of Darwin.
Birds --- Evolution. --- Accipitriformes. --- Adaptive radiation. --- Allele. --- Allopatric speciation. --- Amino acid. --- Base pair. --- Biologist. --- Bird nest. --- Bird. --- Brood parasite. --- California condor. --- Cassowary. --- Character displacement. --- Charles Darwin. --- Charles Sibley. --- Chromosome. --- Cnemophilidae. --- Common cuckoo. --- Common descent. --- Convergent evolution. --- Coraciiformes. --- Crossbill. --- Darwin's finches. --- David Lack. --- Drongo. --- Evolutionary biology. --- Extra-pair copulation. --- Female. --- Flightless bird. --- Fowl. --- Galliformes. --- Gene flow. --- Gene. --- Genetic drift. --- Genotype. --- Gouldian finch. --- Great kiskadee. --- Great tit. --- Greater prairie chicken. --- Grebe. --- Hawaiian honeycreeper. --- Heritability. --- Hoatzin. --- Honeyeater. --- House sparrow. --- Hybrid (biology). --- Hybrid zone. --- Inopinaves. --- Insect. --- John Ostrom. --- Kentish plover. --- Malleefowl. --- Mating. --- Megapode. --- Mitochondrial DNA. --- Mole salamander. --- Natural selection. --- Neoaves. --- Neognathae. --- Nest box. --- North America. --- Nucleic acid sequence. --- Organism. --- Ornithology. --- Pair bond. --- Passerine. --- Pheasant. --- Phylogenetic tree. --- Piculet. --- Plumage. --- Predation. --- Protein. --- Red-tailed hawk. --- Reproductive isolation. --- Reproductive success. --- Rockhopper penguin. --- Sex ratio. --- Sexual dimorphism. --- Sexual selection in birds. --- Sexual selection. --- Sexy son hypothesis. --- Sister group. --- Songbird. --- Sparrow. --- Speciation. --- Species. --- Supernormal stimulus. --- Taxon. --- Theropoda. --- Thrush (bird). --- Tinamou. --- Tit (bird). --- Toucan. --- Trogon. --- Tyrant flycatcher. --- Warbler. --- Waterfowl. --- Whooping crane. --- Wood warbler. --- Woodpecker.
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