Conceptual breakthroughs in evolutionary genetics : a brief history of shifting paradigms /

Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics is a pithy, lively book occupying a special niche-the conceptual history of evolutionary genetics- not inhabited by any other available treatment. Written by a world-leading authority in evolutionary genetics, this work encapsulates and ranks 70 of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Avise, John C (Author), Avise, John C. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier Academic Press, [2014]
San Diego, CA : Elsevier/Academic Press, [2014]
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The First 50 Years (1859-1910): Laying the Foundations
  • Part II. The Next 50 Years (1910-1960): Expanding the Foundations
  • Part III. The 1960s and 1970s: Dawn of the Molecular Era
  • Part IV. Post-1980: Elaborating and Revisiting the Foundations
  • Epilogue
  • Glossary
  • Index