Author |
: Solomon Wasser |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 532 |
Release |
: 1998-12-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0792355180 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780792355182 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Evolutionary Theory and Processes: Modern Perspectives by : Solomon Wasser
Download or read book Evolutionary Theory and Processes: Modern Perspectives written by Solomon Wasser and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1998-12-31 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents some of the most recent dramatic results of molecular, genomic, and organismal evolutionary processes. It represents analyses, experiments, observations, reviews, discussions and forecasts of evolutionary theory comprising both novel methods and results, reanalyzed and reviewed data sets based on comparative, experimental, and theoretical studies utilizing model organisms across phylogeny, including bacteria, fungi, plants, animals and humans. It elucidates the revolution in molecular biology that ushered in our understanding of the evolutionary process over time and space. The topics discussed include major problems of evolutionary theory concerning origins, phylogeny, relative importance of evolutionary forces, structure and function, adaptation and speciation in space and time in changing and stressful environments. A major emerging generalization is the nonrandomness of genome structure highlighting the importance of natural selection as a major organizing evolutionaryforce not only at the phenotypic level, but most importantly at the interlinked genotypic molecular level. The integration between the molecular